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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
3900
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
3950
km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-33
-31
-30
-30
-33
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-37
-34
-32
-31
-31
-33
-31
-31
-32
-30
-29
-29
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-29
 chill °C
-47
-43
-43
-39
-38
-42
-42
-40
-40
-44
-40
-38
-37
-41
-42
-39
-36
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-37-35-34-35-36-35-34-35-34-33-32-32-32-32-31-31-32-37-34-32-31-31-33-31-31-32-30-29-28-27-27-28-27-27-29-31-28-27-25-25-28-25-25-26-24-23-23-21-21-23-22-22-24-26-22-23-19-18-23-18-18-20-17-16-18-15-15-20-17-17-20-19-16-17-12-12-17-12-12-13-10-9-12-8-9-14-10-11-14
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:24
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—
5:18
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5:11
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5:03
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4:56
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Sunset
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29
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—
10:36
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—
10:43
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10:50
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10:57

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Mon morning). 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC175E64S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1253 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC174E64S
1255 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1264 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1267 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1268 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 209).
- 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.