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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
NNW
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
0
NE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-24
-25
-25
-27
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-26
-25
-28
 chill °C
-17
-29
-30
-30
-30
-21
-20
-29
-29
-32
-36
-36
-39
-41
-40
-36
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-29-30-30-30-29-30-31-32-34-34-35-35-34-33-34-22-23-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-29-30-30-31-31-30-30-31-17-18-20-21-22-21-20-21-21-22-25-25-26-27-26-25-27-13-14-13-15-17-14-14-16-15-16-20-20-20-23-22-21-23-6-8-7-8-10-8-7-9-8-9-14-13-14-17-15-15-17
Sunrise
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6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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Sunset
9:23
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—
9:29
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—
9:35
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—
9:39
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—
9:45
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9:52
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri afternoon, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
-7°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 190).
1.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB176E64S
1284 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1314 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1325 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1328 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1342 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1351 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
1361 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 341).
- 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.