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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
4950
2250
3650
4000
4000
3700
4850
km/h
5
WNW
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-29
-24
-24
-28
-23
-23
-26
-24
-25
-26
-23
-23
-26
-21
-20
-21
min °C
-28
-30
-26
-26
-29
-25
-24
-27
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-27
-23
-20
-21
 chill °C
-33
-38
-36
-39
-43
-37
-33
-40
-40
-40
-41
-36
-32
-36
-29
-27
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-40-39-39-36-35-36-37-38-39-38-38-39-37-35-33-38-39-36-36-36-33-33-34-34-35-36-34-34-36-33-32-30-32-34-30-30-32-29-29-31-30-30-32-29-29-31-28-26-25-27-30-25-25-29-24-24-27-25-26-27-24-24-27-22-20-21-20-23-19-19-22-18-18-21-19-19-20-17-17-20-16-14-15
Sunrise
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6:58
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
8:55
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9:01
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9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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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 -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Sun 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
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
2830m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB229E68S
2404 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 286).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
CampbellIslandAws
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
ASCATB221E65S
2428 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB222E65S
2446 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2447 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB230E68S
2449 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 300).
- 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.