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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4150
4250
3850
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
5000
km/h
10
N
5
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-34
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-44
-41
-47
-48
-48
-47
-44
-45
-46
-48
-47
-44
-42
-43
-45
-44
-43
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-35-35-35-35-34-34-33-31-32-32-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-33-32-32-32-31-31-31-29-28-29-29-29-29-28-28-28-25-25-28-26-26-27-26-25-26-23-23-24-23-23-24-22-22-23-18-18-23-20-19-23-19-19-22-17-17-20-17-17-20-16-16-20-12-12-17-13-13-16-13-13-15-11-10-13-11-11-13-10-9-13
Sunrise
3:13
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2:58
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2:39
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:30
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12:46
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1:05
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC160E62S
1309 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1322 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1322 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1324 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1325 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1326 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 212).
- 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.