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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
0
E
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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—
—
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max °C
-22
-26
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-30
-31
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
min °C
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-29
-27
-29
 chill °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-34
-32
-34
-34
-37
-41
-41
-43
-46
-44
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-29-30-30-29-29-30-31-33-35-35-34-34-33-31-31-24-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-29-31-31-31-31-29-27-28-19-20-21-22-20-20-21-21-23-25-26-26-27-25-22-25-14-13-15-17-14-13-15-14-16-21-21-21-24-21-18-21-8-7-8-10-7-7-9-8-9-14-14-14-17-14-12-14
Sunrise
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6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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Sunset
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9:29
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9:35
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9:39
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9:45
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9:52
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 120).
ASCATC137E63S
1603 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1610 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
1624 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB133E64S
1635 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1664 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
1665 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC136E62S
1690 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1695 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 38).
- 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.