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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
SE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-30
-30
-29
-29
min °C
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-32
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-31
-40
-44
-44
-43
-35
-46
-50
-49
-33
-38
-43
-47
-46
-45
-38
-37
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-38-38-37-38-38-39-39-37-36-37-36-35-35-34-34-33-31-32-34-34-34-35-35-36-35-33-32-34-33-32-31-30-30-29-25-25-29-28-28-29-29-30-30-27-26-29-27-26-26-24-23-24-19-19-24-21-21-25-23-24-26-21-20-24-20-19-21-17-18-20-12-12-17-15-15-19-17-18-19-14-14-18-14-13-14-11-11-13
Sunrise
4:16
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4:07
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3:58
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12:00
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3:38
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3:26
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Sunset
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11:37
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11:45
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11:55
12:00
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12:06
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12:18
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
Mid: scattered
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB101E61S
2878 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB101E60S
2898 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
- 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.