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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
3350
2250
4800
4650
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NW
5
W
25
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-27
-27
-28
-29
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-18
-15
-15
-17
-14
-13
-15
min °C
-24
-26
-30
-28
-29
-31
-27
-25
-26
-21
-21
-21
-17
-16
-18
-15
-14
-16
 chill °C
-31
-36
-46
-44
-45
-48
-41
-36
-37
-32
-32
-32
-23
-22
-24
-20
-14
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-39-40-41-38-37-36-34-32-30-30-29-30-30-29-30-33-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-33-31-30-27-27-26-27-27-26-27-29-30-32-33-34-34-30-30-29-26-26-23-22-21-23-21-20-21-24-25-29-28-29-30-26-25-25-21-21-20-16-16-18-15-14-16-18-19-22-22-22-24-19-18-18-14-15-13-10-9-11-8-7-9
Sunrise
6:52
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—
6:47
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—
6:41
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6:35
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6:28
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—
6:22
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Sunset
—
9:07
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9:13
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—
9:17
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—
9:23
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9:29
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9:35
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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 Sat morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). 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
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC135E63S
1629 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1641 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1656 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1667 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
1674 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC136E62S
1677 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1705 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1705 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC135E62S
1706 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 319).
- 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.