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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2350
4050
2300
2300
2250
km/h
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
WNW
0
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-32
-32
-31
-25
-23
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-24
-27
min °C
-32
-31
-33
-32
-34
-36
-33
-32
-35
-27
-24
-25
-23
-22
-24
-24
-26
-28
 chill °C
-43
-40
-42
-32
-45
-47
-43
-38
-43
-33
-24
-25
-23
-29
-32
-30
-35
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-40-41-41-40-40-40-35-33-32-32-31-32-33-34-35-37-36-36-38-39-39-38-37-37-31-29-29-29-28-28-30-31-32-32-31-32-32-34-36-33-32-33-26-24-25-23-22-24-24-25-28-26-25-28-26-27-31-27-25-30-21-19-21-17-17-20-18-20-23-20-18-22-19-21-24-20-19-23-14-12-15-11-10-13-12-13-17
Sunrise
5:50
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—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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—
5:31
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5:24
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—
5:18
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29
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10:36

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
ASCATB172E64S
1215 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB173E64S
1221 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
1224 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1230 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1231 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1232 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the W
(71 kph at 274).
- km

* 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.