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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
km/h
30
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-35
-34
-34
-36
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-33
-32
-33
-35
-33
-34
-31
min °C
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-35
-34
-34
-32
-32
-34
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
 chill °C
-56
-51
-43
-42
-45
-46
-46
-47
-41
-38
-43
-39
-46
-49
-48
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-42-43-44-42-42-42-41-42-43-42-42-43-42-42-41-42-40-40-40-41-39-39-39-38-38-40-39-39-40-39-39-38-38-36-35-35-37-35-34-34-32-31-34-33-34-35-34-34-33-33-31-30-30-32-29-29-29-26-26-29-26-28-31-29-29-30-26-25-23-23-25-23-23-22-20-19-22-20-22-24-23-23-23
Sunrise
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 -31°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon night). 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
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB188E66S
1345 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB189E66S
1353 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC188E66S
1355 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1369 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC189E66S
1371 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1391 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1420 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC191E66S
1430 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 271).
- 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.