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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
9900
km/h
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
0
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
10
NW
0
NW
10
W
30
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-24
-26
-26
-27
-25
-22
-22
-28
-28
-31
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-22
-26
-26
-27
-28
-26
-23
-27
-28
-29
-35
 chill °C
-30
-30
-29
-26
-23
-28
-28
-32
-36
-37
-42
-44
-41
-34
-27
-28
-40
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-28-28-29-31-32-34-35-35-34-33-31-32-35-36-38-26-26-26-25-25-25-27-28-31-32-32-31-30-28-29-33-33-36-20-21-21-20-19-20-20-22-25-26-27-28-26-23-25-28-29-33-14-15-16-13-13-15-14-15-20-21-22-25-23-18-21-23-24-29-7-9-10-7-6-8-7-9-13-14-15-19-16-12-15-16-18-23
Sunrise
6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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5:58
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Sunset
—
9:29
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—
9:35
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—
9:39
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—
9:45
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—
9:52
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9:58
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
-9°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB128E63S
1808 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
1845 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
1846 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
1860 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
1882 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB125E63S
1889 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB128E62S
1889 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
1915 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 333).
- 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.