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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
4350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
15
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-27
-27
-27
-29
-25
-25
-29
-30
-30
-32
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-27
-25
-27
-26
-26
-30
-29
-28
-30
-27
-27
-33
-32
-32
-33
-30
-28
-30
 chill °C
-34
-35
-41
-39
-36
-39
-36
-34
-38
-36
-40
-50
-48
-49
-50
-42
-33
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-39-39-41-42-41-42-39-39-41-42-42-43-40-39-39-36-35-36-36-36-38-39-39-39-36-36-39-40-40-41-38-38-38-31-30-31-30-31-34-34-34-34-32-31-35-36-36-37-34-34-35-26-25-27-25-25-29-28-28-30-26-26-31-31-31-33-29-28-29-19-19-20-19-19-23-22-21-23-20-20-24-25-25-27-23-22-22
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB200E67S
1615 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1627 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1664 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1702 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1738 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1779 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1803 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
1827 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB205E64S
1929 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NNW
(60 kph at 339).
- 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.