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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
3350
km/h
10
NNW
5
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
WSW
20
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-30
-28
-28
-27
-24
-25
-27
-26
-26
-28
-26
-26
-30
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
-26
-27
-29
-27
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-28
-27
-28
 chill °C
-39
-38
-41
-40
-40
-40
-34
-36
-36
-27
-37
-41
-37
-37
-39
-36
-38
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-43-42-41-41-41-41-43-42-43-42-41-42-43-41-40-40-40-40-41-39-39-38-37-37-39-39-39-39-38-39-40-38-37-37-35-35-36-34-34-33-31-31-34-33-33-34-33-33-35-32-31-32-30-29-31-29-28-28-25-26-28-27-27-29-27-28-30-27-26-27-23-23-24-23-22-21-19-19-22-20-21-23-21-22-24-21-20-21
Sunrise
6:41
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6:37
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7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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Sunset
—
7:22
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7:28
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8:32
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—
7:37
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—
7:43
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7:49
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Tue 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (57 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC168E63S
1301 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1305 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1307 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
1308 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
1311 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1311 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1314 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1319 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 316).
- 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.