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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5300
2250
2300
2250
4500
4050
4250
4100
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
15
W
10
W
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-37
-37
-32
-32
-30
-29
-28
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-37
-38
-39
-34
-33
-33
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-25
-26
-28
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-56
-56
-58
-45
-42
-44
-38
-34
-27
-35
-35
-34
-30
-32
-34
-29
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-40-37-36-35-32-31-29-29-29-29-29-29-31-33-34-34-37-38-38-33-33-32-29-29-27-26-26-25-25-26-27-29-30-31-32-34-34-28-28-27-24-24-23-21-21-22-20-20-22-23-24-26-28-29-30-24-22-22-18-18-19-16-16-19-14-14-16-16-17-22-21-22-23-17-16-16-12-12-12-9-9-12-8-7-10-10-11-15
Sunrise
6:47
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—
6:41
—
—
6:35
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—
6:28
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6:22
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—
6:16
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Sunset
—
9:13
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—
9:17
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
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—
9:35
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9:39
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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 Tue night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(30 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB176E64S
1278 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the WSW
(85 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1285 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1290 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1297 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the WSW
(81 kph at 246).
- 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.