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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4550
km/h
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-25
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-27
-31
-31
-30
-31
-27
-26
-30
min °C
-25
-26
-24
-24
-26
-24
-25
-26
-26
-29
-34
-33
-32
-32
-29
-28
-34
 chill °C
-33
-35
-32
-30
-33
-33
-30
-33
-40
-44
-52
-51
-49
-49
-45
-41
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-37-38-37-39-38-39-40-43-42-42-41-40-39-43-35-35-35-34-35-35-36-35-36-37-40-40-40-39-37-37-41-30-30-29-29-30-31-31-30-32-33-37-37-36-35-33-32-37-24-26-24-23-25-24-24-25-26-28-33-32-31-32-28-27-32-17-19-17-17-18-18-18-18-20-21-26-26-25-25-21-21-26
Sunrise
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 afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -35°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB240E68S
2739 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB241E68S
2757 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB242E68S
2786 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB243E68S
2825 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC243E68S
2826 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB240E67S
2827 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC244E68S
2854 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 282).
- 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.