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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
5
W
0
ENE
5
WSW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-24
-24
-26
-27
-29
-32
-31
-28
-27
-25
-25
-28
-29
-30
min °C
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-28
-31
-33
-32
-29
-28
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
 chill °C
-34
-33
-32
-38
-39
-41
-42
-47
-48
-46
-44
-39
-27
-29
-37
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-29-31-32-34-36-35-33-31-29-30-31-32-33-25-25-25-25-27-28-30-33-32-29-28-26-26-29-30-31-21-19-18-20-20-22-25-27-27-26-24-22-23-24-26-27-16-13-12-14-14-16-21-22-22-24-20-18-20-20-21-25-10-7-6-8-7-9-15-15-16-18-14-12-14-13-14-18
Sunrise
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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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5:58
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Sunset
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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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9:58
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W 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.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
ASCATC163E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1396 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1397 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
1399 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1404 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC165E61S
1405 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 297).
- 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.