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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
4200
2300
2250
2300
2250
2300
km/h
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-40
-40
-40
-39
-39
-40
-39
-37
-34
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-40
-41
-41
-40
-40
-42
-40
-38
-37
-33
-34
-36
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
 chill °C
-47
-54
-54
-52
-40
-55
-56
-53
-52
-43
-43
-47
-47
-42
-43
-34
-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
-40-41-41-40-40-41-40-38-36-33-34-35-35-35-35-34-33-33-37-38-39-37-37-39-37-35-32-30-30-32-32-31-32-31-30-29-32-33-34-31-32-35-31-29-28-24-24-27-26-25-27-24-24-24-26-27-29-25-25-30-25-23-24-18-18-23-19-19-22-18-17-19-19-20-23-19-19-24-18-17-18-12-12-16-12-12-16-12-11-13
Sunrise
5:45
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—
5:37
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5:31
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5:24
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5:18
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5:11
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Sunset
—
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10:09
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10:15
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—
10:22
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—
10:29
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10:36
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10:43

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
54 minutes ago
-14°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB176E64S
1236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1240 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1246 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1254 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1264 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1266 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1268 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 221).
- 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.