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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
WNW
5
W
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-22
-22
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-30
-32
-32
-31
-31
-33
-33
min °C
-25
-23
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-25
-26
-27
-29
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
 chill °C
-25
-29
-37
-39
-39
-38
-36
-31
-33
-34
-37
-46
-45
-46
-47
-44
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-26-27-29-30-30-30-29-30-31-33-35-36-36-35-35-36-37-25-23-24-26-27-27-27-25-26-27-29-31-32-32-32-32-34-34-19-18-19-20-22-22-21-19-20-20-22-26-26-27-28-27-29-30-14-13-14-13-15-17-14-13-15-14-15-21-21-21-24-22-23-26-7-6-8-7-9-11-8-6-8-7-9-14-14-15-18-15-17-20
Sunrise
6:35
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—
6:28
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—
6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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Sunset
—
9:23
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—
9:29
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9:35
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—
9:39
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—
9:45
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9:52
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

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
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
85
Severe gales from the SSE
(85 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC124E63S
1918 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC125E63S
1920 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1924 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
1927 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
1934 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC126E62S
1942 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1944 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC125E62S
1974 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 252).
- 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.