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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
8150
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
3550
km/h
5
WNW
5
SW
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-25
-21
-18
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-22
-25
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-28
-27
-26
-19
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-23
-28
-28
-28
-29
 chill °C
-34
-37
-37
-24
-23
-28
-28
-29
-29
-24
-24
-31
-32
-33
-41
-42
-44
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-32-29-27-27-28-29-29-29-28-29-32-33-36-37-36-35-32-32-29-25-23-24-25-26-26-25-25-26-28-29-32-33-33-32-27-26-24-19-18-19-19-20-21-19-19-20-21-23-27-28-28-28-21-20-19-14-13-14-13-14-16-13-13-14-14-17-22-22-24-26-15-14-13-7-6-8-7-7-10-6-6-8-8-10-15-16-18-19
Sunrise
6:41
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—
6:35
—
—
6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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—
6:09
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Sunset
—
9:17
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:35
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—
9:39
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9:45
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-16°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 170).
3.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB200E66S
1678 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1678 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1688 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1700 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1715 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1727 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1741 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1765 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1776 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 214).
- 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.