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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
3350
2250
4800
4650
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
5
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-29
-29
-27
-26
-26
-22
-21
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-29
-31
-33
-33
-34
-35
-31
-30
-30
-26
-26
-24
-23
-21
-23
-21
-20
-21
 chill °C
-35
-41
-49
-50
-52
-53
-46
-41
-41
-39
-40
-34
-32
-30
-31
-28
-26
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-39-40-41-38-37-36-34-32-30-30-29-30-30-29-30-33-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-33-31-30-27-27-26-27-27-26-27-29-30-32-33-34-34-30-30-29-26-26-23-22-21-23-21-20-21-24-25-29-28-29-30-26-25-25-21-21-20-16-16-18-15-14-16-18-19-22-22-22-24-19-18-18-14-15-13-10-9-11-8-7-9
Sunrise
6:52
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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
—
9:07
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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 -27°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC160E61S
1415 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC159E61S
1416 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC161E61S
1420 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1439 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC152E62S
1444 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC158E61S
1452 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC153E61S
1461 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC154E61S
1462 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC157E61S
1465 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 284).
- 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.