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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
0
SE
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-36
-39
-37
-34
-34
-34
-37
-34
-35
-38
-37
-38
-37
-34
-33
-34
min °C
-32
-34
-42
-41
-38
-36
-36
-36
-38
-35
-38
-39
-37
-39
-40
-35
-35
-36
 chill °C
-48
-51
-62
-60
-56
-52
-44
-46
-46
-48
-56
-57
-53
-52
-50
-44
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-41-45-45-43-42-42-42-44-43-44-45-43-45-46-44-43-43-36-38-43-43-41-39-40-40-42-40-41-43-41-43-43-41-40-40-32-33-39-40-38-35-35-35-38-35-37-39-37-39-39-35-34-35-26-28-34-35-33-31-30-30-33-30-32-34-32-33-33-29-29-31-20-21-28-28-26-25-23-23-26-24-25-27-25-27-27-22-22-24
Sunrise
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
7:31
6:24
Sunset
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28
8:32
7:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: few
hy2c179E64S
1252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1253 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the N
(68 kph at 350).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1259 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the N
(58 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1259 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c175E64S
1268 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the NNW
(64 kph at 345).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1274 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the N
(69 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c181E65S
1276 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 340).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNW
(49 kph at 332).
- 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.