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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
5500
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
0
NE
10
W
25
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-33
-31
-29
-30
-30
-28
-30
-31
-32
-34
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
 chill °C
-33
-43
-47
-47
-46
-46
-29
-41
-42
-45
-41
-49
-51
-50
-49
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-35-33-33-33-32-33-34-35-36-36-38-38-38-38-32-33-32-30-30-30-29-31-32-33-34-34-35-35-36-36-26-27-27-26-26-26-25-27-28-30-29-29-31-30-31-32-22-22-22-24-22-23-22-21-22-25-23-24-28-26-26-28-15-15-16-17-16-16-16-15-16-18-17-17-22-19-19-22
Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
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—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
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Sunset
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—
9:45
—
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9:52
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9:58
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10:04
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10:09

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
ASCATB150E63S
1304 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
1349 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1354 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1362 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1374 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1384 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1396 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 137).
- 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.