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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4450
2250
2250
5000
5350
2250
2250
km/h
5
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-28
-27
-28
-26
-26
-27
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-31
-35
-36
-34
-34
-32
-32
-32
-29
-29
-30
-28
-26
-31
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-38
-44
-46
-34
-34
-43
-45
-44
-37
-37
-38
-36
-34
-45
-43
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-42-42-42-40-40-38-37-37-38-35-34-35-38-39-40-35-39-39-39-39-37-37-35-34-34-35-32-31-33-35-36-37-30-34-35-34-34-32-32-31-29-28-29-27-26-29-30-31-32-24-29-29-28-28-27-27-26-23-23-25-22-21-24-25-25-26-18-23-23-21-22-20-20-20-17-17-18-16-14-17-18-19-19
Sunrise
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
Sunset
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.7 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c182E65S
1283 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1314 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1319 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c183E64S
1325 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c184E65S
1342 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c186E65S
1377 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c184E64S
1392 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c187E65S
1396 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 348).
- km
hy2c185E64S
1406 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 350).
- 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.