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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am 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 -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
WNW
0
SW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SW
15
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-36
-38
-36
-32
-30
-30
-29
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-36
-37
-39
-37
-34
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
 chill °C
-46
-45
-49
-49
-44
-43
-40
-39
-42
-40
-31
-38
-41
-40
-40
-37
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-42-40-37-35-34-34-36-35-34-34-33-33-33-33-32-31-36-37-39-37-33-31-30-30-32-32-31-31-30-29-29-29-27-27-31-31-35-31-28-26-24-23-27-25-25-26-24-22-23-22-21-22-25-24-30-25-22-23-18-17-22-19-18-20-17-15-18-16-15-18-18-18-24-19-16-16-11-10-15-12-12-13-10-9-11-9-9-11
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
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5:11
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—
5:03
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
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—
10:29
—
—
10:36
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—
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 -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
ASCATB204E66S
1761 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1763 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1763 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 206).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-37°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB204E65S
1800 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 202).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
69
Gales from the ENE
(69 kph at 70).
0.5 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.