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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
km/h
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
E
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-26
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-32
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
 chill °C
-42
-40
-39
-37
-36
-34
-42
-43
-41
-30
-36
-37
-30
-29
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-32-32-32-31-30-31-32-32-33-33-32-33-33-33-33-31-29-28-28-27-26-27-28-28-30-30-29-30-29-29-30-25-22-21-22-21-20-22-23-23-25-24-23-25-23-23-25-20-15-14-17-15-14-19-18-18-21-18-17-21-17-17-21-13-9-8-11-8-8-13-12-12-15-11-11-15-10-11-14
Sunrise
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
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—
11:04
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11:12

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
ASCATB167E63S
1292 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1319 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
1385 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1387 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
1391 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1393 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 246).
- 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.