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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2350
2250
5350
2250
km/h
5
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
10
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-34
-34
-30
-30
-29
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-34
-37
-37
-38
-39
-35
-34
-33
-31
-30
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-27
 chill °C
-46
-55
-55
-57
-58
-51
-44
-43
-49
-48
-39
-34
-34
-33
-29
-32
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-40-40-38-37-35-33-32-30-29-28-28-28-28-30-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-32-31-30-27-26-25-25-24-24-26-30-32-33-34-34-30-29-27-25-26-23-21-21-21-19-18-20-25-28-28-29-30-25-24-23-20-21-19-16-16-18-14-12-15-18-22-22-22-24-19-17-17-13-14-13-10-9-12-8-6-9
Sunrise
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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6:28
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6:22
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Sunset
9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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9:29
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9:35
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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 Mon night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 130).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
2103 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 280).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.