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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
4800
km/h
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-35
-32
-32
-34
-32
-31
-32
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-37
-35
-33
-35
-33
-33
-35
-30
-29
-31
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-48
-44
-43
-46
-41
-33
-44
-41
-49
-52
-46
-43
-46
-46
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-42-43-42-41-42-41-41-40-36-35-36-36-37-38-39-39-39-41-39-38-39-38-38-38-34-32-34-34-34-36-34-34-34-36-34-33-35-33-32-34-29-29-31-30-31-32-29-28-29-31-28-27-30-27-27-30-25-25-28-26-26-28-23-22-22-24-22-20-23-20-21-24-19-19-22-20-19-21
Sunrise
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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Sunset
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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9:07
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9:13
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
ASCATC149E62S
1474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1484 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1490 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1509 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1510 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1512 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1516 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 315).
- 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.