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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
7350
8000
4450
2300
km/h
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
WNW
25
WNW
5
N
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-33
-34
-34
-32
-29
-27
-26
-27
-26
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-33
-34
-36
-36
-37
-38
-34
-36
-36
-33
-30
-27
-27
-28
-27
 chill °C
-48
-52
-55
-47
-48
-53
-54
-56
-57
-47
-43
-44
-46
-45
-38
-39
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-39-36-36-38-38-39-40-38-38-38-35-32-30-29-30-30-36-37-36-33-34-35-36-37-37-34-35-35-33-30-27-27-28-27-31-31-32-29-30-32-31-32-32-29-30-31-27-26-24-22-22-22-26-26-29-25-25-28-27-27-28-24-24-27-22-21-20-15-16-16-19-20-22-18-18-22-20-21-22-17-18-20-15-14-13-9-10-10
Sunrise
6:58
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—
6:52
—
—
6:47
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—
6:41
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6:35
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—
6:28
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Sunset
—
9:01
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—
9:07
—
—
9:13
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—
9:17
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—
9:23
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9:29
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
-26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC148E62S
1436 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1440 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1441 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1442 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
1442 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1442 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 338).
- 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.