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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
4650
3900
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
N
20
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-32
-30
-32
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-33
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
 chill °C
-40
-43
-44
-41
-38
-43
-43
-43
-44
-38
-41
-45
-44
-45
-45
-37
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-35-35-35-36-35-35-36-35-34-34-34-33-33-33-34-34-32-30-31-31-31-33-32-32-33-31-30-31-30-30-30-30-31-31-26-24-26-25-25-28-26-26-28-25-24-26-25-24-26-24-25-26-20-19-23-19-19-24-20-20-22-19-18-22-19-19-21-18-19-21-14-13-16-13-12-17-13-13-16-12-12-16-12-12-15-12-12-15
Sunrise
3:26
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3:13
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2:58
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2:39
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:18
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12:30
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—
12:46
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1:05
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -33°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB152E63S
1321 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1329 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1349 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
1349 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB152E62S
1367 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
1374 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 55).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1393 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 90).
- 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.