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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-33
-32
-33
-34
-31
-31
-33
-34
-34
-35
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
min °C
-31
-34
-32
-35
-35
-32
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-34
-33
-36
-35
-34
-35
 chill °C
-31
-41
-38
-35
-35
-42
-44
-48
-49
-51
-51
-46
-43
-44
-35
-49
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-41-42-42-41-41-42-42-43-43-42-41-42-42-41-40-37-40-38-40-39-38-37-39-39-40-41-39-38-39-39-39-38-30-34-32-34-35-32-32-34-34-35-36-34-33-35-34-34-34-25-29-25-28-30-27-27-30-29-29-31-29-28-30-29-29-29-18-22-19-22-23-20-20-23-23-23-25-22-22-24-22-22-23
Sunrise
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7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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Sunset
9:35
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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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 Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB176E64S
1285 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1308 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1322 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1325 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1332 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1341 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1357 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
- 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.