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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
10
W
15
W
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
0
N
5
ESE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-38
-38
-35
-36
-37
-40
-39
-39
-37
-38
-40
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-36
min °C
-40
-39
-38
-37
-37
-39
-40
-39
-39
-38
-39
-40
-39
-39
-39
-37
-36
-37
 chill °C
-50
-52
-47
-45
-44
-50
-54
-51
-50
-52
-54
-56
-55
-56
-54
-37
-46
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-40-41-41-43-42-42-41-42-43-42-42-42-40-40-40-40-39-38-36-37-38-40-39-39-38-39-40-39-39-39-37-36-37-35-34-33-30-30-32-35-34-34-32-34-35-33-33-34-31-30-31-29-28-28-25-25-26-28-28-29-27-28-31-28-28-29-26-24-26-23-22-21-18-18-20-22-21-23-21-22-25-22-22-23-19-18-20
Sunrise
6:37
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7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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6:07
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Sunset
—
7:28
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8:32
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7:37
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—
7:43
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7:49
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7:53
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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 Sun morning, min -40°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Tue 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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB201E67S
1591 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC202E67S
1600 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1602 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC203E67S
1612 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB203E68S
1614 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1614 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB204E68S
1627 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1636 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 305).
- 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.