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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
S
10
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
 chill °C
-36
-36
-40
-43
-40
-33
-35
-35
-29
-30
-35
-37
-38
-40
-38
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-31-31-31-33-32-32-33-33-33-34-34-34-35-28-27-27-28-27-28-29-29-29-30-29-29-30-30-30-31-22-21-21-23-22-23-25-23-22-25-23-23-26-24-24-25-16-14-15-20-17-17-21-16-16-21-16-16-22-17-17-21-10-8-9-14-10-11-14-10-10-14-10-10-15-11-10-14
Sunrise
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5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
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11:04
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11:12
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11:20

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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 morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Sun 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
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
ASCATC148E64S
1296 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1317 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1321 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1341 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1348 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
1379 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1380 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC153E62S
1384 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 303).
- 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.