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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4750
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-30
-31
-32
-30
-31
-32
-35
-37
-37
-33
-32
-33
-36
-34
-34
-29
min °C
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-34
-40
-39
-37
-36
-33
-35
-38
-35
-35
-34
 chill °C
-36
-37
-43
-44
-45
-31
-48
-51
-60
-59
-57
-55
-43
-35
-45
-49
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-39-39-39-39-40-43-43-42-41-40-42-44-43-42-39-35-35-36-36-37-36-37-38-42-42-40-39-38-39-42-40-39-36-30-29-31-32-32-31-32-33-38-38-37-35-33-34-37-35-35-32-24-24-26-25-26-25-27-28-33-33-32-31-28-29-32-30-30-28-17-18-19-19-19-19-20-21-27-27-26-25-22-22-26-23-24-22
Sunrise
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28

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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 afternoon, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu morning). 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
ASCATB201E67S
1610 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1634 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB203E67S
1646 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB201E66S
1648 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1659 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1661 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1684 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1697 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 21).
- 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.