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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2350
4750
3900
2300
2250
2300
2300
km/h
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
15
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-30
-32
-31
-31
-34
-33
-32
-32
-31
-32
-33
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-45
-45
-40
-42
-45
-43
-41
-45
-45
-43
-41
-42
-48
-50
-48
-47
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-35-34-35-35-35-36-36-35-35-35-35-36-34-33-33-33-33-32-30-31-31-31-33-33-32-32-31-32-33-31-30-30-27-29-25-24-26-25-25-29-27-26-27-26-26-29-26-25-26-21-25-19-18-22-20-19-24-21-20-23-20-20-24-20-19-22-15-18-13-12-15-13-13-17-14-14-16-13-13-17-13-13-15
Sunrise
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3:26
—
—
3:13
—
—
2:58
—
—
2:39
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:06
—
12:18
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:46
—
—
1:05
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—
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 afternoon, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC178E65S
1221 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1232 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
1253 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1253 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC174E64S
1258 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1260 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1261 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1273 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 245).
- 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.