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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 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 afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
SE
0
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-29
-31
-29
-29
-31
-32
-31
-29
-29
-30
-34
min °C
-33
-32
-32
-30
-31
-31
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-30
-32
-35
 chill °C
-33
-32
-43
-41
-38
-38
-37
-40
-38
-39
-40
-46
-44
-31
-43
-48
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-39-39-39-38-39-39-38-38-38-38-38-37-39-41-38-38-37-36-36-36-35-36-36-35-35-36-36-35-35-36-39-33-32-32-30-31-30-30-32-30-30-31-32-31-30-30-31-35-27-27-26-25-26-25-24-27-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-26-30-20-20-20-19-20-18-18-20-18-18-20-19-18-18-18-20-23
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
Sunset
6:46
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 afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh 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
-24°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
hy2c164E62S
1372 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c163E62S
1393 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
- km
hy2c159E62S
1401 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c163E61S
1405 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 15).
- km
hy2c158E62S
1407 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c164E61S
1407 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c159E61S
1412 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c158E61S
1418 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c157E61S
1435 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 345).
- 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.