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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
0
ESE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NW
15
WNW
5
SE
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-38
-38
-39
-38
-36
-36
-38
-38
-38
-41
-39
-39
-39
-37
-36
-31
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-38
-40
-39
-37
-37
-39
-38
-40
-41
-40
-39
-41
-39
-36
-35
 chill °C
-37
-46
-50
-50
-47
-39
-45
-50
-52
-53
-58
-58
-52
-49
-49
-39
-48
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-42-41-42-42-40-41-42-42-43-44-43-42-43-41-39-37-36-36-38-38-40-39-37-37-39-38-39-41-40-39-40-38-36-33-31-31-33-32-34-34-31-32-34-33-34-37-35-34-36-33-31-28-25-25-27-26-28-29-26-26-29-28-29-32-29-29-31-28-26-24-19-18-20-19-21-23-19-20-23-21-22-25-23-23-25-21-20-18
Sunrise
8:28
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7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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Sunset
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9:35
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -41°C on Wed 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB205E68S
1675 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1687 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1699 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB207E68S
1711 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
1712 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC207E68S
1716 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC208E68S
1728 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB208E68S
1737 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 55).
- 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.