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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
5400
2300
2250
km/h
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
0
SSE
10
N
5
N
5
E
10
ESE
0
E
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-38
-38
-39
-37
-37
-35
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-38
-37
-37
-33
-31
-30
-30
-28
-30
 chill °C
-46
-47
-46
-45
-45
-49
-47
-50
-49
-47
-47
-37
-42
-38
-30
-39
-28
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-39-39-40-40-41-42-41-40-39-36-35-34-34-32-33-35-36-37-37-37-37-38-39-39-38-37-36-33-31-30-30-28-29-31-32-33-32-32-33-33-34-35-33-31-32-27-25-26-23-22-24-26-26-28-26-26-29-27-27-30-26-25-27-22-20-22-17-16-20-20-20-22-19-19-22-21-21-24-20-19-21-15-13-15-10-9-13
Sunrise
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29

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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 Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Thu 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC176E64S
1241 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1248 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1254 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1258 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WNW
(71 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1268 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1277 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WNW
(71 kph at 288).
- 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.