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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
4900
3650
3950
2300
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
0
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-32
-31
-34
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-32
-31
-31
-33
-31
-31
-32
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-44
-31
-46
-48
-46
-44
-32
-40
-45
-42
-40
-42
-37
-31
-40
-31
-42
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-38-37-37-36-36-34-35-35-35-36-35-35-36-35-35-36-32-31-34-34-34-33-32-30-31-31-31-33-31-31-32-31-32-32-26-25-29-28-28-28-26-24-26-25-25-27-25-25-27-25-25-28-20-19-25-21-21-24-19-18-22-19-19-22-19-18-22-19-19-23-14-12-18-15-14-18-13-12-16-12-12-16-12-12-16-12-12-17
Sunrise
12:00
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—
3:38
—
—
3:26
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—
3:13
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2:58
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—
2:39
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:06
—
—
12:18
—
—
12:30
—
—
12:46
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—
1:05
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Sun 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
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
hy2c176E64S
1220 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1244 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
- km
hy2c175E64S
1258 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1283 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1284 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 221).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1284 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1289 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1295 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 100).
- 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.