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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
0
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-26
-26
-30
-31
-33
-35
-34
-31
min °C
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-26
-26
-30
-31
-32
-35
-35
-34
-33
 chill °C
-29
-28
-35
-34
-34
-38
-39
-38
-37
-37
-40
-48
-49
-50
-53
-52
-45
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-32-32-30-31-31-32-31-30-30-31-33-35-37-37-37-35-29-28-29-28-27-28-28-29-28-26-26-28-31-32-34-35-34-32-23-22-24-21-21-23-22-23-23-20-19-23-25-27-30-30-29-28-16-15-20-15-14-19-15-16-18-14-13-18-20-21-26-25-23-23-10-9-13-8-7-12-9-10-12-8-6-11-13-14-19-18-16-17
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -29°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
3.7 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
ASCATB217E63S
2430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB220E64S
2447 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
2456 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC220E64S
2462 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC219E63S
2464 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB217E62S
2469 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 198).
- 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.