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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
5250
4900
2250
4450
4350
km/h
5
N
0
SW
5
NE
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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—
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—
—
—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-34
-30
-30
-31
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-31
-33
-34
-30
-26
-24
-22
min °C
-34
-33
-35
-32
-31
-33
-29
-28
-28
-28
-30
-35
-34
-35
-35
-28
-25
-23
 chill °C
-40
-33
-42
-40
-45
-50
-43
-37
-34
-42
-45
-53
-51
-52
-51
-41
-36
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-43-40-39-39-35-35-35-35-36-40-41-42-40-36-34-31-38-38-40-37-36-36-33-32-32-33-34-37-39-39-37-32-30-27-33-32-35-31-31-32-29-28-28-28-29-33-34-35-33-27-25-23-28-27-30-26-25-29-24-24-25-24-25-28-29-30-29-23-20-19-21-20-24-20-19-22-18-17-18-18-18-22-23-23-22-16-13-12
Sunrise
7:05
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—
6:58
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—
6:52
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—
6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
—
8:55
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—
9:01
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—
9:07
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—
9:13
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—
9:17
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9:23
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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 Sat morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue 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.
22
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB182E64S
1317 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1329 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1357 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATC185E64S
1385 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the NE
(71 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATC186E64S
1397 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1408 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NE
(66 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1419 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1435 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the NE
(68 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
1444 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NE
(64 kph at 39).
- 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.