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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-37
-34
-33
-34
-36
-34
-34
-36
-36
-35
-34
-31
-32
-32
-30
-30
-33
min °C
-40
-38
-36
-35
-37
-38
-36
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-34
-34
-31
-31
-34
 chill °C
-59
-55
-48
-42
-46
-47
-50
-50
-52
-48
-46
-46
-42
-48
-48
-43
-37
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-43-41-41-42-44-43-43-44-44-44-44-42-42-42-40-41-42-43-41-39-39-40-42-40-40-41-41-41-41-39-39-38-36-37-39-40-38-35-34-36-37-35-35-36-36-36-35-32-33-33-31-31-34-34-32-31-29-29-32-30-30-32-31-30-29-26-28-29-26-26-30-28-26-24-22-23-26-23-23-25-25-24-23-19-21-23-19-19-23
Sunrise
6:48
6:41
6:37
7:31
6:24
6:18
Sunset
7:16
7:22
7:28
8:32
7:37
7:43

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). 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
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
1.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB178E65S
1216 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1217 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1223 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1224 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1226 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1226 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1231 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1234 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- 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.