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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3550
2300
2350
8450
5450
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
WNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-27
-24
-22
-22
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-28
-29
-30
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-25
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-24
-27
-28
-30
-32
-33
-33
-33
 chill °C
-42
-42
-39
-25
-28
-35
-36
-39
-39
-34
-30
-37
-39
-40
-42
-46
-49
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-32-28-26-27-28-29-30-29-28-30-32-34-35-37-37-36-32-32-29-25-23-24-25-26-27-26-24-26-28-30-31-33-33-33-27-27-24-19-18-19-19-21-22-20-18-20-21-23-26-27-28-29-22-21-19-14-13-14-13-14-17-13-12-14-15-16-21-21-23-26-15-14-13-8-6-7-7-8-10-7-5-7-8-10-14-15-16-19
Sunrise
6:41
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6:35
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—
6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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Sunset
—
9:17
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—
9:23
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—
9:29
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—
9:35
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9:39
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9:45
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -33°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
clear
Haze -.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC145E63S
1394 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1408 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1446 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1455 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
1457 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1479 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1480 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
- 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.