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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-31
-29
-29
-30
-32
-32
-30
-29
-30
-34
min °C
-35
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-45
-33
-33
-42
-42
-39
-39
-39
-40
-37
-38
-44
-45
-46
-30
-43
-47
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-40-39-39-38-38-39-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-40-39-38-38-37-36-35-35-35-36-35-35-35-36-36-35-35-35-38-34-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-31-30-30-31-32-32-30-30-31-34-29-27-27-26-26-26-25-25-26-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-25-29-22-20-21-20-20-19-18-18-20-18-18-19-19-19-18-18-19-23
Sunrise
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
Sunset
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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
-28°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(37 kph at 130).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB177E64S
1258 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1260 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1267 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1270 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 179).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1277 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SE
(21 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1290 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
1295 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 142).
- 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.