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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
km/h
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.1
0.4
0.2
0.1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-17
-21
-19
-20
-23
-19
-19
-22
-22
-22
-24
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
min °C
-19
-22
-19
-23
-23
-21
-21
-24
-23
-23
-25
-23
-22
-25
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-23
-28
-19
-28
-30
-30
-31
-36
-35
-35
-38
-32
-32
-34
-30
-35
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-41-42-42-41-41-42-42-43-43-42-41-42-42-41-40-37-40-38-40-39-38-37-39-39-40-41-39-38-39-39-39-38-30-34-32-34-35-32-32-34-34-35-36-34-33-35-34-34-34-25-29-25-28-30-27-27-30-29-29-31-29-28-30-29-29-29-18-22-19-22-23-20-20-23-23-23-25-22-22-24-22-22-23
Sunrise
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7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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Sunset
9:35
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB201E67S
1640 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1668 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC205E68S
1672 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB205E68S
1672 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1695 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1697 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC206E68S
1714 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB206E68S
1716 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 263).
- 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.