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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
8400
5550
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-22
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-21
-22
-25
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-26
-26
-19
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-19
-21
-22
-24
-27
-27
-27
-27
 chill °C
-35
-37
-23
-17
-28
-30
-30
-29
-19
-25
-28
-22
-30
-38
-38
-40
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-28-26-27-29-29-29-29-28-30-32-34-36-36-35-34-32-29-25-22-24-25-26-26-25-25-26-28-30-32-32-31-30-26-24-19-17-19-20-21-21-19-19-20-22-23-26-27-27-26-21-20-13-13-14-13-15-16-13-13-15-15-17-21-21-21-22-15-14-7-6-8-7-8-10-7-7-9-9-10-14-15-15-16
Sunrise
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—
6:35
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:09
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Sunset
9:17
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—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:35
—
—
9:39
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9:45
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
ASCATC234E69S
2436 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC230E68S
2449 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC233E69S
2454 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB217E63S
2456 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2469 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATC231E68S
2470 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2473 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 143).
- 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.