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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
E
0
S
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-23
-26
-27
-25
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-27
min °C
-19
-19
-19
-19
-22
-26
-27
-28
-28
-24
-24
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-26
-30
 chill °C
-25
-23
-24
-27
-32
-33
-39
-43
-44
-38
-35
-34
-35
-36
-35
-26
-36
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-30-32-34-36-36-34-32-31-31-32-33-33-33-33-34-25-24-25-26-28-30-32-33-30-28-28-28-30-31-31-31-30-32-19-19-19-19-21-25-27-28-27-24-24-25-26-27-28-26-26-29-13-13-14-13-15-20-21-22-24-20-20-23-21-21-24-22-21-24-7-6-7-6-9-14-14-16-17-14-13-16-15-15-18-15-15-18
Sunrise
6:22
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—
6:16
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—
6:09
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—
6:03
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5:58
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—
5:50
—
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Sunset
—
9:35
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—
9:39
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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10:04

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Shafer Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 008 to 011 degs)
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: overcast
2991 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.