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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.5
0.5
max °C
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-24
-26
-25
-23
-21
-21
-25
-22
-23
-19
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-22
-29
-28
-26
-26
-22
-23
-26
-24
-24
-24
 chill °C
-24
-24
-27
-26
-19
-23
-32
-35
-45
-44
-42
-41
-33
-23
-34
-36
-37
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-39-39-39-39-40-43-43-42-41-40-42-44-43-42-39-35-35-36-36-37-36-37-38-42-42-40-39-38-39-42-40-39-36-30-29-31-32-32-31-32-33-38-38-37-35-33-34-37-35-35-32-24-24-26-25-26-25-27-28-33-33-32-31-28-29-32-30-30-28-17-18-19-19-19-19-20-21-27-27-26-25-22-22-26-23-24-22
Sunrise
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
ASCATB182E65S
1287 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1302 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1315 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1338 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNE
(63 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1346 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNE
(54 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
1350 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 24).
- 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.