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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
km/h
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
NW
35
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-31
-34
-33
-34
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
-31
-34
-32
-31
-31
-31
-29
-32
 chill °C
-31
-46
-46
-46
-45
-39
-41
-45
-43
-40
-46
-44
-42
-41
-39
-40
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-37-37-37-36-34-35-35-34-37-35-35-35-34-33-34-31-34-33-34-33-32-30-31-31-31-33-32-31-31-30-29-31-25-29-27-27-28-26-24-26-25-25-28-26-25-26-24-23-26-19-24-21-20-24-19-18-22-19-19-24-20-18-22-18-17-22-12-18-14-14-18-13-12-15-13-12-17-13-12-15-11-11-16
Sunrise
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3:38
—
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3:26
—
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3:13
—
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2:58
—
—
2:39
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Sunset
12:00
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12:06
—
—
12:18
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:46
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1:05
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2103 km S
2835m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
ASCATB241E68S
2760 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB244E69S
2769 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2797 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB245E69S
2798 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB249E70S
2809 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 245).
- 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.