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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
9900
7650
7850
km/h
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
25
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-26
-27
-29
-32
-32
-28
-28
-27
-26
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-32
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-31
-33
-33
-31
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-28
-31
-35
 chill °C
-33
-31
-33
-38
-41
-38
-47
-48
-48
-44
-42
-28
-29
-29
-34
-39
-47
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-31-32-34-36-36-33-31-31-30-31-31-32-31-33-37-25-25-25-26-28-30-33-33-30-28-28-27-29-29-29-28-30-34-19-19-19-20-21-25-27-28-27-24-23-24-24-25-26-24-26-31-13-12-14-13-15-20-22-23-24-21-20-21-20-20-22-21-22-27-7-6-7-7-9-14-15-16-18-14-13-15-13-14-16-14-16-20
Sunrise
6:22
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—
6:16
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—
6:09
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6:03
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5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
9:35
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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10:04

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB177E64S
1260 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1264 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1265 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1269 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1276 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
1277 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1279 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 266).
- 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.