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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
4050
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-30
-29
-29
-33
-32
-32
-33
-30
-29
-31
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-32
min °C
-29
-31
-30
-31
-35
-34
-33
-34
-32
-30
-33
-33
-31
-30
-30
-30
-34
 chill °C
-40
-45
-43
-40
-44
-43
-39
-41
-40
-43
-50
-50
-46
-43
-38
-37
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-39-41-41-41-42-39-38-39-39-38-38-37-38-39-34-35-35-36-38-39-38-39-36-35-36-37-35-35-34-35-37-29-31-30-30-34-33-33-34-31-30-32-33-31-30-30-30-33-24-26-25-25-29-28-28-30-26-26-29-28-26-25-25-25-28-18-20-18-19-22-22-21-23-20-19-22-22-20-19-18-18-21
Sunrise
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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
-20°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-70°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
CampbellIslandAws
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
ASCATB245E68S
2879 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
2907 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- 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.