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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
9750
2250
2300
km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-24
-28
-23
-23
-27
-26
-27
-27
-24
-25
-27
-20
-18
-17
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-26
-27
-30
-25
-25
-29
-27
-29
-29
-26
-28
-29
-24
-18
-19
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-37
-40
-45
-36
-36
-44
-42
-45
-45
-33
-28
-36
-37
-29
-26
-23
-23
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-39-36-36-38-39-40-40-38-40-39-35-31-28-29-29-29-36-36-36-34-34-35-36-38-37-36-38-37-32-28-25-26-27-26-30-31-33-29-29-32-32-33-33-31-33-33-27-23-22-21-21-21-25-26-29-24-24-28-27-28-28-25-27-28-22-18-18-15-15-17-19-19-22-18-18-21-21-21-22-19-20-22-16-12-12-8-9-10
Sunrise
6:58
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—
6:52
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:41
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—
6:35
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—
6:28
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Sunset
—
9:01
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—
9:07
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:17
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—
9:23
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—
9:29
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon 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.
49 minutes ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB176E63S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1287 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1320 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1336 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 76).
- 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.