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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
9900
7650
7850
km/h
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
25
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-33
-35
-35
-32
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-35
min °C
-28
-28
-29
-31
-32
-35
-36
-36
-34
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-31
-34
-38
 chill °C
-37
-37
-43
-45
-47
-35
-50
-52
-52
-48
-47
-43
-38
-39
-40
-43
-52
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-29-31-32-34-36-36-33-31-31-30-31-31-32-31-33-37-25-25-25-26-28-30-33-33-30-28-28-27-29-29-29-28-30-34-19-19-19-20-21-25-27-28-27-24-23-24-24-25-26-24-26-31-13-12-14-13-15-20-22-23-24-21-20-21-20-20-22-21-22-27-7-6-7-7-9-14-15-16-18-14-13-15-13-14-16-14-16-20
Sunrise
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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—
5:50
—
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Sunset
—
9:35
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—
9:39
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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10:04

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC116E63S
2237 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2249 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2261 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC114E63S
2298 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC113E63S
2324 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC115E62S
2339 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC114E62S
2388 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB112E62S
2410 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
- 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.