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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
20
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-27
-29
-26
-26
-30
-29
-29
-30
-26
-26
-28
-27
-28
-27
-25
-26
-27
min °C
-26
-29
-30
-27
-28
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-27
-32
-30
-29
-29
-27
-28
-29
 chill °C
-36
-39
-39
-38
-41
-46
-45
-43
-41
-37
-36
-40
-36
-43
-44
-42
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-41-42-43-43-43-43-41-41-42-42-42-40-38-37-38-38-39-39-37-38-40-41-40-40-38-38-40-39-39-37-36-36-36-32-34-35-32-33-35-36-35-36-34-32-35-34-34-33-31-32-32-26-28-30-27-27-31-30-30-31-28-27-30-29-29-28-26-27-28-20-21-23-20-21-24-24-24-24-21-21-24-22-23-22-20-20-22
Sunrise
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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6:52
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Sunset
—
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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9:07
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
ASCATB107E62S
2613 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB107E61S
2622 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB106E62S
2628 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 287).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
ASCATB105E62S
2644 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 285).
- 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.