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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
4000
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
km/h
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
W
5
SW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-36
-38
-35
-32
-30
-30
-29
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
min °C
-36
-37
-39
-37
-33
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
 chill °C
-46
-46
-49
-49
-43
-41
-40
-40
-42
-38
-36
-40
-41
-41
-42
-38
-34
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-42-40-36-34-34-34-36-35-34-34-33-32-33-33-32-31-36-37-39-36-33-30-30-30-32-31-30-31-30-29-29-28-27-27-31-31-35-31-27-26-24-24-27-25-24-25-23-22-23-22-21-22-24-24-31-25-21-23-17-17-22-18-17-19-16-15-18-16-15-19-18-18-24-19-15-16-11-10-15-11-11-13-10-9-11-9-9-12
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun morning). 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
-21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC147E64S
1298 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC148E64S
1304 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1314 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC145E64S
1331 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1337 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1350 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 296).
- 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.