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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-32
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-33
min °C
-30
-31
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-36
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-38
-31
-32
-40
-43
-44
-39
-43
-47
-48
-46
-44
-47
-49
-50
-34
-41
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-35-35-35-36-36-36-38-39-39-39-38-38-39-37-38-38-30-31-32-31-31-32-32-33-35-35-35-35-34-34-35-34-34-34-24-25-27-25-25-27-25-26-29-29-29-30-28-28-30-28-28-28-18-18-22-19-19-22-19-20-24-23-23-26-22-22-26-22-22-24-11-11-15-13-12-16-13-13-17-16-16-19-16-16-19-15-15-17
Sunrise
4:33
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4:24
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4:16
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4:07
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3:58
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12:00
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Sunset
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11:20
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11:28
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11:37
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11:45
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11:55
12:00
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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 -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Wed 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
4.4 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 120).
0.1 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 100).
ASCATC119E62S
2171 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 283).
- km
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC118E62S
2212 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC119E61S
2242 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC117E62S
2263 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC118E61S
2275 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 281).
- 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.