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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm 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 -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-33
-34
-31
-32
-34
-35
-35
-35
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-32
-33
-36
-36
-35
-37
-35
-32
-37
-35
-34
-33
-31
-32
-33
 chill °C
-42
-43
-44
-44
-48
-52
-51
-49
-45
-42
-38
-45
-41
-50
-50
-48
-48
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-41-42-43-43-43-43-41-41-42-42-42-40-38-37-38-38-39-39-37-38-40-41-40-40-38-38-40-39-39-37-36-36-36-32-34-35-32-33-35-36-35-36-34-32-35-34-34-33-31-32-32-26-28-30-27-27-31-30-30-31-28-27-30-29-29-28-26-27-28-20-21-23-20-21-24-24-24-24-21-21-24-22-23-22-20-20-22
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
—
8:40
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:51
—
—
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 -37°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
ASCATB132E63S
1702 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1726 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
1768 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB132E62S
1778 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 305).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATB131E62S
1808 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB130E62S
1830 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB129E63S
1834 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
1859 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 289).
- 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.