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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
4550
km/h
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
5
SW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
0
E
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-29
-31
-32
-36
-40
-39
-35
-33
-32
-37
-36
-36
-38
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
-42
-42
-40
-39
-34
-34
-38
-36
-38
-39
-35
-37
-37
 chill °C
-43
-41
-31
-48
-51
-62
-63
-60
-58
-51
-41
-49
-44
-56
-58
-47
-44
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-40-41-44-45-44-43-41-41-44-43-44-44-41-42-42-36-36-36-37-38-43-44-43-41-38-38-42-41-42-42-39-40-40-31-31-30-32-33-39-41-40-37-34-33-38-36-37-39-35-36-36-25-25-25-27-28-34-36-35-33-29-28-33-30-32-34-30-30-31-18-18-18-21-22-28-30-28-27-22-22-26-24-26-27-24-24-24
Sunrise
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
7:31
Sunset
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28
8:32

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c176E64S
1260 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1291 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1293 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1298 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c171E63S
1302 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1307 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c173E63S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 265).
- 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.