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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-34
-33
-32
-29
-29
-32
-33
-33
-34
-31
-32
-34
-33
-33
-33
min °C
-36
-35
-33
-33
-32
-31
-32
-33
-34
-35
-32
-33
-35
-34
-35
-36
 chill °C
-49
-45
-43
-41
-32
-31
-38
-44
-34
-45
-42
-44
-49
-51
-51
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-41-42-41-41-41-42-42-43-41-42-43-42-42-42-41-39-38-38-37-37-38-39-39-40-37-38-39-39-40-39-36-35-33-33-31-30-32-33-34-35-32-33-35-34-34-35-31-29-28-28-25-24-26-26-28-30-27-27-30-29-29-30-25-23-21-21-19-17-20-20-21-24-20-21-24-22-23-23
Sunrise
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6:37
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7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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Sunset
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7:28
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8:32
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7:37
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7:43
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7:49
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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 -36°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue morning, min -36°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm 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
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.2 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC176E64S
1289 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1303 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1306 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1311 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC178E63S
1313 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1315 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1328 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
- 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.