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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2400
5000
2300
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-26
-24
-24
-25
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-27
-25
-25
-26
-23
-21
-24
-23
-22
-24
-23
-22
-25
-24
-23
-25
 chill °C
-27
-32
-37
-39
-34
-31
-29
-23
-22
-24
-23
-22
-30
-34
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-34-32-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-33-33-32-33-32-31-31-30-29-27-28-28-28-28-29-28-29-30-29-30-27-25-25-26-23-21-23-23-22-23-23-22-24-24-23-24-22-19-19-22-17-16-19-16-15-19-16-15-20-17-17-18-16-13-12-15-10-9-13-10-9-13-10-9-13-10-10-11
Sunrise
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2:39
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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1:05
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Fri 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC128E64S
1771 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 93).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC127E64S
1819 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1843 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1846 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1879 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
1898 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
1902 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 86).
- 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.