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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NNE
5
NW
0
NNE
15
W
25
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
5
WNW
15
E
10
E
5
SE
25
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-27
-29
-32
-31
-28
-28
-28
-26
-27
-27
-28
-31
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-26
-29
-32
-32
-32
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-33
-34
-35
-34
-35
-36
 chill °C
-33
-38
-32
-43
-47
-46
-43
-43
-40
-37
-37
-43
-49
-52
-53
-51
-50
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-35-36-35-32-31-31-29-29-30-32-35-36-37-36-37-38-26-28-31-32-32-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-32-34-35-34-35-35-20-21-26-27-27-26-25-25-23-23-24-26-28-31-31-29-30-31-13-15-20-21-22-24-21-21-20-17-18-23-24-26-27-24-24-27-6-8-14-14-16-17-14-14-14-11-11-16-17-20-21-18-18-20
Sunrise
6:16
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6:09
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—
6:03
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5:58
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5:50
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5:45
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Sunset
—
9:39
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—
9:45
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—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
10:04
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10:09

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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
-18°C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 130 degs)
(19 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
hy2c177E64S
1305 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1321 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1332 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c171E62S
1334 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c172E63S
1337 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1340 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1343 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 278).
- 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.