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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
5300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
0
S
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
W
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-35
-35
-37
-38
-39
-37
-37
-36
-33
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
min °C
-37
-35
-37
-37
-39
-39
-38
-38
-39
-35
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
 chill °C
-49
-45
-48
-37
-50
-50
-47
-38
-51
-44
-40
-41
-40
-36
-39
-38
-31
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-40-41-41-40-40-40-37-34-33-33-33-34-34-34-34-37-35-36-37-39-39-38-38-38-34-31-30-30-30-31-31-31-30-32-30-32-32-34-35-33-33-34-29-26-26-24-24-26-25-25-26-26-25-27-26-27-30-27-26-30-23-21-22-18-17-22-19-19-22-19-18-20-19-21-24-20-20-23-17-14-15-11-11-15-12-13-15
Sunrise
5:50
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—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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—
5:31
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—
5:24
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—
5:18
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29
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10:36

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-21°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATC135E64S
1573 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1577 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1580 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1587 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1609 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
1610 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
1629 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1632 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 4).
- 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.