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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2350
2250
3550
km/h
5
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
0
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-27
-27
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-27
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
min °C
-26
-29
-28
-28
-30
-29
-30
-31
-27
-26
-29
-26
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-31
-37
-36
-35
-30
-40
-43
-44
-32
-26
-37
-36
-35
-35
-31
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-38-38-39-39-39-38-36-36-37-36-35-34-33-33-33-32-34-34-34-35-35-36-35-33-32-34-32-31-31-30-29-29-25-28-28-28-30-29-30-30-27-26-28-26-25-26-24-23-23-19-23-22-22-25-24-24-25-20-20-23-20-19-21-17-17-19-12-17-15-15-19-17-18-19-14-13-17-13-13-14-11-10-13
Sunrise
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4:07
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3:58
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12:00
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3:38
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3:26
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Sunset
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11:37
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11:45
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11:55
12:00
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12:06
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12:18
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -29°C on Thu 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
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
3.5 km
Mid: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP6500
2402 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
0.8 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.