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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4550
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
E
5
ESE
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-25
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-22
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-26
-23
-24
-24
-25
-26
-24
-24
-24
-21
-21
-23
-21
-20
-24
-23
-24
-25
 chill °C
-31
-28
-32
-29
-32
-34
-34
-37
-38
-34
-30
-30
-27
-28
-31
-31
-33
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-38-38-38-36-35-33-32-32-32-32-34-36-36-36-37-37-36-35-35-35-35-33-32-30-29-29-29-30-32-33-34-34-35-32-30-29-29-30-31-29-27-26-24-24-26-25-26-28-29-30-30-26-23-24-24-25-26-24-24-23-21-20-23-20-20-23-23-24-24-19-17-17-17-18-19-18-17-17-15-14-16-14-13-16-17-17-17
Sunrise
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
2.7 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
ASCATB183E65S
1225 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1261 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1266 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1274 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 59).
- 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.