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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
5550
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NW
0
SW
5
S
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-17
-17
-17
-19
-20
-21
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-24
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-26
-19
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-26
-27
-26
-27
 chill °C
-37
-24
-17
-28
-30
-31
-32
-26
-23
-20
-21
-26
-36
-39
-38
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-28-26-27-29-29-30-29-29-30-32-33-35-36-35-35-29-24-22-23-25-26-27-26-25-26-28-29-31-33-31-31-24-18-17-18-20-21-22-20-19-20-21-22-25-27-26-27-20-13-13-14-14-15-17-14-13-15-14-16-20-21-21-23-13-7-6-7-7-8-10-7-6-8-8-9-13-15-15-16
Sunrise
—
6:35
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:39
—
—
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 morning, min -26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
-
83
Severe gales from the SE
(83 kph at 140).
ASCATC150E63S
1370 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1396 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1398 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1409 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1411 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1426 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1426 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1445 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 14).
- 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.