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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 03 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
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
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
7650
7250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
0
ENE
5
W
0
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
-27
-29
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-28
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-27
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-28
-31
 chill °C
-38
-41
-44
-40
-36
-29
-28
-28
-29
-34
-27
-39
-38
-40
-41
-36
-40
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-34-32-31-32-32-31-32-32-31-32-32-32-32-32-31-34-31-30-30-28-27-28-28-28-29-28-27-29-29-29-30-28-28-30-25-25-25-22-22-24-22-22-24-22-21-24-22-23-24-22-21-25-19-19-21-16-16-20-16-15-20-15-14-20-16-16-18-15-14-20-13-12-15-10-9-13-9-9-14-9-8-13-9-10-12-8-8-13
Sunrise
2:39
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
1:05
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW 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
-11°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
46 minutes ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
50 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATC120E64S
1974 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC119E64S
1991 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 127).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
46 minutes ago
-13°C
-
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC121E63S
2019 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSE
(66 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATC120E63S
2036 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SE
(62 kph at 146).
- km
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
46 minutes ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.