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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
20
WNW
5
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SE
10
N
5
NE
10
E
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-28
-28
-28
-22
-21
-22
-19
-19
-20
-16
-16
-18
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-29
-28
-29
-31
-25
-23
-23
-21
-20
-21
-19
-17
-19
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-44
-44
-45
-48
-37
-31
-33
-29
-28
-28
-24
-17
-26
-21
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-40-40-37-36-35-34-32-31-30-30-29-30-30-31-36-37-38-38-34-33-32-31-30-28-27-27-26-26-26-27-32-33-34-34-28-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-22-21-20-22-28-28-29-30-24-22-23-20-20-21-18-17-19-15-15-16-22-22-22-23-17-15-16-14-13-14-12-10-13-9-8-9
Sunrise
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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
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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 -19°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -21°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.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 020 degs)
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
ASCATC171E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the W
(82 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
1333 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1388 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC170E62S
1393 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1399 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1400 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 278).
- 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.