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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
2250
2250
4750
km/h
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
20
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-39
-37
-37
-39
-37
-37
-34
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-38
-38
-41
-40
-38
-40
-38
-38
-37
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
 chill °C
-50
-48
-50
-47
-45
-50
-45
-54
-53
-49
-44
-43
-49
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-43-42-41-43-41-41-39-34-34-36-35-36-37-37-37-38-38-38-40-39-38-40-38-38-36-32-32-33-33-33-35-35-35-35-32-33-36-34-32-35-33-33-32-27-27-30-29-29-31-30-30-31-27-27-30-28-26-31-27-27-28-23-23-26-25-25-27-25-25-27-21-21-24-21-20-24-21-21-22-17-16-19-19-19-20-19-19-20
Sunrise
7:09
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—
7:05
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—
6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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Sunset
—
8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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—
9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB182E64S
1332 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1335 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1356 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1360 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1370 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1375 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1376 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 282).
- 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.