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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-24
-23
-26
-27
-27
-29
-26
-27
-29
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-26
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-28
-27
-29
-30
-27
-29
-30
-28
-27
-28
-26
-25
-27
 chill °C
-42
-42
-40
-32
-26
-36
-27
-29
-44
-40
-42
-43
-41
-40
-38
-35
-32
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-41-40-42-43-43-43-41-42-42-41-41-41-40-39-40-40-39-38-37-37-39-40-40-40-38-39-39-38-38-38-36-36-37-35-34-33-31-31-33-34-35-34-32-33-34-32-32-32-31-30-32-30-29-28-26-25-27-27-28-30-27-28-30-27-27-27-25-24-27-23-23-22-19-18-21-21-22-23-21-21-23-21-20-21-19-18-21
Sunrise
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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6:07
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Sunset
—
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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7:53
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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 Sun afternoon, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu afternoon, 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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC175E63S
1299 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1308 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1309 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1310 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1310 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1311 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1316 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1320 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 301).
- 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.