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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-23
-25
-22
-22
-25
-24
-23
-25
-27
-27
-31
-32
-30
-16
-12
-13
-20
min °C
-25
-25
-26
-25
-25
-27
-25
-24
-26
-27
-29
-35
-34
-31
-28
-14
-16
-26
 chill °C
-33
-33
-34
-32
-32
-35
-34
-29
-33
-41
-44
-53
-52
-48
-43
-21
-22
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-38-38-38-39-38-38-39-40-41-43-43-40-33-29-30-36-35-35-36-35-35-36-36-35-36-37-38-41-42-38-30-25-26-33-30-30-31-29-29-31-31-30-31-32-33-38-38-34-26-19-21-29-24-24-26-24-24-26-25-24-26-27-28-33-33-31-22-13-15-23-18-18-20-17-18-19-18-17-19-21-22-27-27-24-16-7-8-17
Sunrise
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
Sunset
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22

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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 -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB199E67S
1562 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB200E67S
1563 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1564 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1576 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1588 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1600 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1615 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1626 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1632 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 248).
- 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.