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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
SE
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-36
-34
-31
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-32
-33
-34
-34
-36
-36
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-35
-33
-30
-28
-27
 chill °C
-49
-33
-43
-43
-36
-36
-46
-49
-50
-52
-50
-37
-41
-43
-39
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-36-37-38-39-40-40-40-40-39-38-35-33-32-31-32-33-34-34-35-36-37-38-38-38-38-37-35-32-30-28-27-28-29-30-30-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-31-30-27-24-22-23-24-26-25-25-28-26-26-29-27-27-29-25-24-23-18-16-19-18-19-18-18-21-19-19-22-21-21-23-19-17-16-12-10-13
Sunrise
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—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
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5:37
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5:31
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Sunset
9:52
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9:58
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—
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10:04
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—
10:09
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10:15
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10:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSE
(81 kph at 150).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB199E65S
1755 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1764 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1809 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1809 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1817 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1819 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1861 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 322).
- 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.