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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
0
SE
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SE
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-40
-42
-40
-36
-28
-28
-34
-33
-32
-34
-38
-38
-37
-31
-31
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-32-34-34-34-35-35-35-35-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-28-27-28-30-30-30-31-31-31-31-21-23-22-22-24-22-22-23-21-22-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-15-20-16-17-20-16-17-19-15-15-20-18-17-20-19-19-22-9-13-10-10-14-10-10-12-8-9-14-11-11-13-12-12-15
Sunrise
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4:56
—
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4:48
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:24
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Sunset
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10:50
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10:57
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11:04
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—
11:12
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11:20
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11:28

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -31°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2184 km N
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
ASCATC98E60S
2972 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 297).
- km
2991 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
ASCATC99E60S
3048 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 293).
- 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.