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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
3000
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
3750
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-32
-32
-34
-32
-32
-31
-29
-28
-26
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-35
-36
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-27
-27
 chill °C
-40
-33
-46
-51
-52
-45
-38
-43
-46
-44
-42
-40
-34
-36
-38
-36
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-37-38-39-37-36-37-36-35-35-34-33-32-32-31-31-33-33-33-35-36-33-32-34-33-32-31-30-28-27-28-27-27-27-28-27-29-31-27-26-30-27-26-26-24-22-21-21-21-21-21-24-21-23-26-21-20-25-21-20-22-17-16-17-15-16-17-15-17-15-16-20-14-14-18-14-14-16-11-9-10-9-9-10
Sunrise
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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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3:13
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Sunset
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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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12:30
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
Clouds dissolving.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
2103 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).

* 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.