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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2350
4050
2300
2300
2250
km/h
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-35
-35
-37
-38
-39
-37
-37
-35
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-29
-30
-32
min °C
-37
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-38
-37
-39
-32
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-30
-32
-32
 chill °C
-49
-47
-49
-47
-51
-50
-45
-44
-52
-44
-39
-34
-35
-34
-38
-40
-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
-38-38-39-40-41-41-40-40-40-35-33-32-32-31-32-33-34-35-37-36-36-38-39-39-38-37-37-31-29-29-29-28-28-30-31-32-32-31-32-32-34-36-33-32-33-26-24-25-23-22-24-24-25-28-26-25-28-26-27-31-27-25-30-21-19-21-17-17-20-18-20-23-20-18-22-19-21-24-20-19-23-14-12-15-11-10-13-12-13-17
Sunrise
5:50
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—
5:45
—
—
5:37
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—
5:31
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5:24
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—
5:18
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Sunset
—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29
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10:36

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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 Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
-
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 90).
Mid: mostly cloudy
2103 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: clear
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC116E62S
2293 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- 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.