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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7800
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
20
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-38
-34
-30
-28
-26
min °C
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-32
-28
-27
 chill °C
-48
-48
-39
-43
-46
-47
-47
-42
-47
-55
-56
-53
-49
-49
-49
-39
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-36-36-38-38-39-39-39-40-41-40-40-38-34-32-31-31-32-33-34-35-36-36-36-36-37-38-39-38-38-36-31-28-27-27-28-29-30-31-33-32-32-32-32-33-35-34-34-32-26-23-22-23-24-26-25-25-29-25-25-29-27-28-31-28-28-28-21-17-18-17-18-19-19-19-22-19-18-23-21-21-25-21-21-21-14-10-11
Sunrise
6:03
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—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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5:37
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—
5:31
—
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Sunset
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:04
—
—
10:09
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—
10:15
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10:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
122
Extremely windy from the SSE
(122 kph at 150).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
lightning
2303 km NW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
ASCATC223E65S
2463 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2465 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 42).
- 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.