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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-33
-33
-31
-32
-34
-35
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-30
-29
-29
-31
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-32
-33
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-36
-35
-35
-34
-29
-30
-33
 chill °C
-41
-41
-35
-44
-48
-52
-52
-50
-50
-43
-44
-44
-35
-50
-50
-44
-45
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-40-42-43-43-42-43-41-40-41-42-42-39-36-35-37-38-39-39-37-38-40-41-40-40-38-37-39-39-39-36-33-33-36-32-34-34-32-33-35-36-35-35-33-33-35-34-34-32-29-30-32-26-28-29-27-27-31-30-30-30-28-27-31-29-29-29-25-25-29-20-21-23-20-21-24-24-23-24-21-21-24-22-22-22-18-19-22
Sunrise
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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6:52
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Sunset
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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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9:07
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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 Mon morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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
-23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC227E67S
2399 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2403 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 286).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
ASCATB227E67S
2417 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB226E66S
2423 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATC229E67S
2423 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2425 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB220E64S
2430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 301).
- 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.