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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
4050
2300
2300
km/h
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SE
0
E
5
WNW
5
SW
5
E
5
WNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-38
-38
-39
-37
-36
-35
-32
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-35
-36
-37
-37
-36
-38
-38
-39
-39
-38
-36
-36
-33
-30
-30
-29
-28
-29
 chill °C
-46
-48
-46
-45
-43
-51
-49
-51
-50
-46
-45
-47
-33
-37
-30
-29
-35
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-39-39-40-40-41-41-41-39-39-36-34-33-33-32-33-35-36-37-37-36-37-38-39-39-38-36-36-33-30-30-29-28-29-31-32-33-32-31-33-33-34-35-33-31-31-27-25-25-24-22-24-26-26-28-26-25-29-28-28-30-27-25-27-21-20-21-17-17-19-20-20-22-19-19-22-21-21-24-20-18-20-15-13-14-11-10-13
Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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5:31
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5:24
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Sunset
—
9:58
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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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10:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Thu 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
-19°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
ASCATB254E70S
2945 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
2972 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 32).
- km
2991 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
81
Severe gales from the NW
(81 kph at 320).
ASCATB256E70S
2991 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 35).
- 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.