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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
SE
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-35
-35
-35
-35
min °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-31
-33
-35
-35
-35
-36
 chill °C
-28
-34
-28
-35
-37
-39
-40
-40
-32
-32
-44
-46
-31
-41
-45
-47
-45
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-32-32-33-34-35-35-36-35-36-36-35-36-39-38-39-39-28-28-28-28-29-30-31-32-32-32-32-33-31-32-35-35-35-36-22-22-23-22-22-25-25-25-27-25-25-27-25-26-30-28-29-31-16-16-19-15-15-22-19-18-22-19-19-22-19-20-25-22-22-27-9-10-12-9-9-15-12-12-16-13-13-16-12-13-18-15-16-20
Sunrise
4:48
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—
4:41
—
—
4:33
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—
4:24
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—
4:16
—
—
4:07
—
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Sunset
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:12
—
—
11:20
—
—
11:28
—
—
11:37
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—
11:45

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Tue night). 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
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB153E63S
1253 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1254 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1255 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1256 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1258 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1261 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1262 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- 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.