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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
0
ESE
0
SSW
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-17
-16
-24
-25
-28
min °C
-22
-22
-25
-23
-22
-24
-22
-20
-23
-22
-23
-23
-20
-17
-21
-24
-26
-29
 chill °C
-32
-22
-31
-23
-22
-29
-27
-20
-30
-32
-33
-32
-26
-28
-34
-38
-42
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
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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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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC126E64S
1820 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1835 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1857 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
1861 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
1870 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSE
(58 kph at 158).
- 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.