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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4100
2250
2250
2250
4700
km/h
5
NE
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
WNW
20
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-32
-33
-32
-33
-30
-30
-33
-34
-34
-33
-28
-25
-26
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-30
-31
-35
-35
-33
-34
-31
-31
-36
-35
-35
-36
-31
-26
-31
 chill °C
-38
-41
-46
-43
-41
-43
-44
-39
-41
-40
-46
-54
-54
-54
-55
-47
-33
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-39-38-39-41-42-41-41-38-38-41-41-41-40-35-32-34-36-34-36-35-36-38-39-38-38-35-35-39-39-39-38-33-30-33-31-30-31-30-30-34-34-33-34-31-31-35-35-35-35-30-26-29-26-25-27-25-25-29-29-27-29-26-26-31-31-30-31-25-22-23-19-18-20-18-19-23-22-21-23-19-19-24-24-23-24-19-15-17
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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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 Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB143E63S
1453 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1456 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1459 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1459 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1465 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1469 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
1472 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB144E62S
1490 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
1511 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
- 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.