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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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
8200
2250
2300
km/h
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
5
NNW
15
E
15
E
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-18
-19
-20
-21
-24
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-27
-29
-30
min °C
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-23
-26
-27
-26
-27
-25
-23
-26
-28
-31
-31
 chill °C
-29
-28
-26
-19
-28
-28
-32
-33
-39
-41
-43
-40
-35
-33
-39
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-29-31-33-35-36-34-33-32-31-30-34-36-36-26-25-25-25-26-27-29-31-32-31-29-29-27-28-32-34-34-21-21-20-19-20-20-22-25-27-26-27-25-23-24-28-30-31-15-16-13-12-15-14-15-20-21-22-25-22-19-21-23-25-26-9-9-7-6-8-7-9-14-15-16-18-15-13-15-16-18-19
Sunrise
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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 -27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB202E66S
1749 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 30).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
ASCATB203E66S
1785 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB204E66S
1804 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1829 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the N
(56 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1835 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1862 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the N
(59 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
1925 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
1958 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 32).
- 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.