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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
4650
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
10
N
0
SSE
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-30
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-30
-32
-33
-36
-37
-32
-23
-24
-30
-36
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-32
-32
-34
-40
-40
-35
-30
-26
-33
-39
 chill °C
-39
-38
-40
-37
-37
-43
-43
-40
-47
-48
-51
-60
-60
-55
-47
-33
-42
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
Sunset
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
hy2c176E64S
1280 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NE
(16 kph at 42).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1294 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ENE
(16 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 125).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1297 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1303 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 135).
- km
hy2c170E63S
1312 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1319 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1321 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 115).
- km
hy2c174E63S
1323 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 30).
- 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.