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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
km/h
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
E
5
NE
5
N
5
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-24
min °C
-32
-33
-34
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-27
-28
-27
-25
-24
-25
-23
-23
-26
 chill °C
-44
-45
-45
-40
-32
-42
-40
-39
-38
-33
-42
-42
-34
-31
-32
-28
-30
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-41-42-41-41-41-40-39-38-36-35-33-32-32-31-30-30-32-37-38-39-38-37-38-37-36-35-33-32-30-29-29-28-27-27-30-32-33-33-32-32-33-32-32-30-27-28-26-25-23-24-23-23-25-27-28-28-26-27-28-27-27-24-22-23-23-20-19-20-20-18-20-21-21-21-20-20-22-21-20-18-15-17-16-13-12-14-13-12-14
Sunrise
8:08
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
Sunset
6:06
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31

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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 Sat night, min -34°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -28°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB183E66S
1212 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1214 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1219 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1222 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1223 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC183E66S
1225 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1229 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1234 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 10).
- 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.