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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2350
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
0
NE
0
SSW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
5
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-32
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-34
 chill °C
-36
-41
-42
-40
-35
-29
-28
-28
-29
-34
-38
-39
-38
-37
-40
-32
-42
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-31-31-32-32-32-33-33-34-34-35-35-36-36-36-37-27-27-27-27-27-29-28-28-29-29-30-31-31-31-32-32-32-33-21-21-23-22-22-24-22-22-24-23-23-26-25-24-26-26-25-28-15-15-20-16-17-20-16-16-21-16-17-21-18-18-22-19-19-23-8-9-13-10-10-14-10-9-14-10-10-15-12-11-15-12-12-17
Sunrise
5:03
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—
4:56
—
—
4:48
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—
4:41
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—
4:33
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—
4:24
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Sunset
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:04
—
—
11:12
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—
11:20
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11:28

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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 W on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). 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
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC172E63S
1291 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1307 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1309 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1315 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1319 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1319 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1327 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 279).
- 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.