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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
4750
2250
2250
2250
4850
km/h
10
NW
0
N
10
W
25
W
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-28
-30
-32
-31
-28
-29
-29
-27
-29
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
min °C
-29
-32
-33
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-40
-32
-46
-47
-47
-45
-44
-38
-41
-41
-41
-42
-42
-45
-45
-46
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-35-33-32-32-31-32-32-33-33-34-34-34-35-36-29-31-33-32-29-29-29-28-30-30-31-31-31-31-31-32-34-22-26-27-27-26-25-26-25-25-26-27-26-27-28-26-27-30-16-21-21-22-24-22-22-21-20-21-22-20-22-25-21-22-27-9-14-15-16-17-15-15-15-13-14-16-14-16-19-14-15-20
Sunrise
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6:09
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6:03
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5:58
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5:50
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5:45
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Sunset
9:39
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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 -27°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -34°C on Wed 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
-20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
High: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP4727
2193 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB212E62S
2409 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 174).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
ASCATB211E61S
2477 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
- 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.