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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-24
-26
-25
-26
-22
-22
-21
-24
-27
-27
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-20
-19
-20
-21
-22
-26
-26
-26
-27
-24
-23
-24
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-30
-30
-30
-26
-19
-27
-30
-33
-35
-35
-40
-42
-38
-35
-32
-38
-39
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-29-29-29-29-31-32-34-35-34-34-32-31-30-32-33-34-26-27-27-26-25-26-27-29-30-31-31-30-28-27-27-30-32-31-20-21-22-20-19-20-21-22-25-26-26-27-23-23-23-25-27-27-14-15-17-13-13-15-15-16-20-20-21-25-20-19-19-20-22-23-7-9-11-7-7-9-8-9-13-14-15-18-13-12-13-13-15-16
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
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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 -19°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
ASCATC220E63S
2469 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the SSW
(85 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
2476 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SSW
(75 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2477 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ESE
(53 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB220E63S
2478 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the SSW
(80 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB220E64S
2479 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SSW
(73 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2480 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 209).
- 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.