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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4150
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
N
15
SE
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-18
-18
-22
-18
-17
-18
-15
-15
-17
-14
-14
-20
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-24
-20
-20
-23
-20
-19
-21
-16
-16
-18
-15
-17
-21
-19
-20
-22
 chill °C
-32
-25
-20
-30
-20
-19
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-28
-34
-31
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
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—
10:57

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC134E64S
1601 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1603 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1614 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC138E62S
1626 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1645 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1649 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1664 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1673 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1696 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 78).
- 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.