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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
3050
km/h
0
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-29
-29
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-35
min °C
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-38
 chill °C
-33
-44
-43
-40
-38
-38
-39
-36
-39
-40
-44
-43
-39
-48
-51
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-40-39-39-38-38-39-38-38-38-39-40-39-39-40-42-38-37-36-36-35-35-36-35-35-36-37-37-37-37-38-41-33-31-31-31-30-30-31-30-30-31-32-32-32-32-33-37-27-26-26-26-25-24-27-24-25-26-26-26-27-27-28-32-20-19-19-20-18-18-20-17-18-19-19-19-20-20-21-26
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
Sunset
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (91 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATC162E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1396 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
1398 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NE
(29 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1399 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1399 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
1401 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1404 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1408 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 302).
- 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.