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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-36
-36
-38
-36
-35
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-38
-39
-36
-37
-39
-37
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-32
-30
-28
-28
 chill °C
-51
-52
-47
-37
-49
-50
-47
-44
-41
-38
-41
-42
-41
-43
-42
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-39-39-41-40-39-36-34-34-36-35-34-35-33-32-32-38-38-36-37-39-37-35-32-31-31-32-32-31-32-30-28-28-33-34-31-31-34-31-30-28-25-25-27-25-24-26-23-21-22-26-29-25-25-30-25-24-25-18-18-22-18-18-21-16-15-18-20-23-19-18-23-19-18-18-12-11-15-12-11-14-10-8-11
Sunrise
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—
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
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—
10:43

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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 -39°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -32°C on Sat 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
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB188E64S
1540 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1548 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1592 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1600 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
1610 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC191E64S
1623 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1637 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1639 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 231).
- 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.