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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
E
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-35
-33
-27
-27
-25
-26
min °C
-32
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-37
-34
-31
-27
-25
-28
 chill °C
-49
-49
-33
-42
-45
-46
-46
-44
-45
-45
-50
-49
-37
-41
-42
-37
-37
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-36-36-38-38-39-40-40-40-40-39-37-33-32-30-31-32-33-33-34-35-36-36-36-37-37-38-38-36-34-29-27-25-27-27-29-29-30-31-32-32-31-33-32-33-34-31-29-25-21-20-23-24-24-26-26-25-28-25-25-28-26-27-29-25-23-20-15-15-20-17-18-20-19-19-21-19-18-21-20-20-22-18-17-13-9-8-13
Sunrise
6:03
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—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
9:52
—
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:04
—
—
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 -31°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
131
Extremely windy from the SSE
(131 kph at 160).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC151E63S
1282 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1287 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1291 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1301 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SE
(75 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1311 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SE
(73 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1312 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ESE
(55 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
1313 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 141).
- 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.