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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
5150
2250
3900
5150
km/h
0
NE
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
15
WNW
30
W
30
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-38
-36
-35
-35
-33
-32
-33
-33
-33
-35
-36
-35
-36
-33
-30
-29
min °C
-39
-38
-39
-37
-36
-37
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-38
-37
-36
-37
-35
-31
-29
 chill °C
-39
-45
-48
-37
-51
-53
-49
-43
-42
-49
-51
-56
-54
-53
-53
-47
-47
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-42-40-39-39-36-35-36-36-37-40-40-39-39-37-33-31-38-38-39-37-36-36-33-33-33-33-34-37-37-36-37-34-31-29-33-32-34-31-31-33-29-29-30-29-30-32-32-31-32-30-27-25-28-26-30-26-25-29-25-24-26-25-25-28-27-26-28-25-22-20-21-20-23-19-19-23-18-18-20-19-18-21-20-19-22-18-15-14
Sunrise
7:05
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—
6:58
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—
6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
—
8:55
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9:01
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—
9:07
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—
9:13
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—
9:17
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9:23
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC100E61S
2903 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC99E61S
2928 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC100E60S
2932 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 356).
- 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.