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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-30
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-30
-32
-32
-36
-37
-33
-21
-18
-19
-25
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-32
-32
-34
-39
-38
-35
-30
-20
-22
-32
 chill °C
-39
-39
-39
-36
-36
-43
-43
-40
-38
-48
-51
-58
-57
-54
-47
-30
-30
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-38-38-38-39-38-38-39-40-41-43-43-40-33-29-30-36-35-35-36-35-35-36-36-35-36-37-38-41-42-38-30-25-26-33-30-30-31-29-29-31-31-30-31-32-33-38-38-34-26-19-21-29-24-24-26-24-24-26-25-24-26-27-28-33-33-31-22-13-15-23-18-18-20-17-18-19-18-17-19-21-22-27-27-24-16-7-8-17
Sunrise
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
Sunset
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Wed night). 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
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB179E64S
1273 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1280 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1281 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1287 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1293 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1295 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1312 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 109).
- 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.