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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
3500
3550
3500
km/h
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-32
-32
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-35
-37
-33
-33
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
 chill °C
-45
-40
-33
-46
-51
-53
-45
-33
-45
-46
-46
-44
-41
-35
-38
-39
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-37-37-39-39-37-36-38-37-36-36-34-33-32-32-32-33-34-33-33-33-35-36-33-33-35-34-33-32-31-29-28-28-29-29-28-27-29-27-29-31-27-27-30-28-27-28-24-23-23-22-23-24-22-21-24-22-23-27-21-21-25-21-21-23-18-17-18-17-16-20-15-15-17-15-17-20-15-14-19-15-14-17-11-10-12-10-10-13
Sunrise
4:07
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—
3:58
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—
12:00
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—
3:38
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3:26
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3:13
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Sunset
—
—
11:45
—
—
11:55
12:00
—
—
12:06
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12:18
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12:30
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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 Thu morning, min -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB155E63S
1251 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1256 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1257 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1264 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1267 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC150E64S
1267 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1271 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1272 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 102).
- 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.