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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-38
-36
-35
-32
-31
-30
-32
-30
-30
-31
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-37
-38
-38
-36
-36
-39
-37
-35
-34
-31
-31
-33
-31
-30
-31
-30
-28
-28
 chill °C
-48
-51
-51
-47
-36
-50
-50
-47
-46
-40
-37
-42
-41
-40
-41
-42
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-40-41-39-39-41-40-38-36-34-35-36-35-33-34-33-32-32-37-38-38-36-36-39-37-35-33-31-31-33-31-30-31-30-28-28-32-32-34-31-31-35-31-30-29-25-25-27-25-24-25-23-22-22-26-26-29-25-25-30-25-24-26-19-18-22-18-17-20-16-15-18-19-20-23-18-18-23-19-17-19-12-12-15-12-10-13-10-9-11
Sunrise
5:45
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—
5:37
—
—
5:31
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—
5:24
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5:18
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—
5:11
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:09
—
—
10:15
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—
10:22
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—
10:29
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—
10:36
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10:43

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sat 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
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the ENE
(65 kph at 70).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Macquarie Island
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC117E62S
2220 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2245 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2254 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 327).
- 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.