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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
5
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
5
W
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-33
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-23
-22
-22
-22
-20
-19
-20
min °C
-29
-31
-33
-33
-34
-35
-32
-31
-31
-27
-27
-25
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-23
 chill °C
-36
-41
-49
-50
-52
-53
-47
-39
-40
-40
-41
-37
-29
-30
-31
-26
-26
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-39-41-40-39-38-37-34-33-30-30-30-30-30-30-32-33-35-36-37-38-38-36-36-34-32-31-28-28-27-27-27-26-28-29-30-32-33-34-34-31-31-30-27-27-24-22-22-22-21-20-22-25-25-29-28-29-30-26-26-26-22-21-20-16-17-17-14-13-16-18-18-22-22-23-24-20-19-19-15-15-13-10-11-11-8-7-10
Sunrise
6:52
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—
6:47
—
—
6:41
—
—
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
—
—
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 -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). 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
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (65 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC114E62S
2372 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2410 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 212).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
ASCATC227E67S
2419 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2422 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 343).
- km
lightning
2425 km W
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
ASCATC229E67S
2427 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB220E64S
2433 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2438 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 228).
- 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.