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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
5250
4750
4200
km/h
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
S
10
NE
10
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
0
NW
10
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-34
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-31
-30
-31
-33
min °C
-32
-33
-37
-35
-33
-35
-32
-32
-33
-29
-30
-32
-30
-31
-31
-30
-32
-33
 chill °C
-44
-46
-47
-42
-33
-43
-40
-48
-49
-43
-30
-38
-45
-47
-47
-44
-48
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-43-42-42-43-41-40-39-36-36-37-36-37-38-38-40-40-37-38-40-39-39-40-38-37-36-33-33-34-33-34-35-35-37-37-32-32-35-34-33-35-32-32-32-29-29-31-30-30-31-30-32-33-27-27-30-28-27-31-27-27-29-25-25-28-26-26-28-26-27-29-20-21-24-22-21-25-20-20-22-18-18-22-19-20-21-19-20-23
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:05
—
—
6:58
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6:52
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—
6:47
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—
6:41
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Sunset
—
8:51
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—
8:55
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—
9:01
—
—
9:07
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—
9:13
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9:17
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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 Wed morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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.
1 hour ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATC170E62S
1343 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
1346 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
1354 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1369 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
1370 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1378 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1389 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC164E61S
1401 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 349).
- 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.