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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
-38
-39
-38
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-32
min °C
-35
-36
-38
-38
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-37
-36
-38
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
 chill °C
-35
-45
-50
-50
-48
-38
-47
-51
-50
-37
-45
-50
-53
-51
-50
-44
-41
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-38-38-37-38-38-39-39-37-36-37-36-35-35-34-34-33-31-32-34-34-34-35-35-36-35-33-32-34-33-32-31-30-30-29-25-25-29-28-28-29-29-30-30-27-26-29-27-26-26-24-23-24-19-19-24-21-21-25-23-24-26-21-20-24-20-19-21-17-18-20-12-12-17-15-15-19-17-18-19-14-14-18-14-13-14-11-11-13
Sunrise
4:16
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4:07
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3:58
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12:00
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3:38
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3:26
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Sunset
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11:37
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11:45
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—
11:55
12:00
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12:06
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12:18
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 018 to 022 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC155E63S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1252 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1258 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1260 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1273 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1281 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 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.