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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4550
km/h
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-30
-28
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
-31
-32
-35
-36
-35
-34
-32
-31
-35
min °C
-30
-30
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
-38
-38
-36
-36
-33
-33
-39
 chill °C
-39
-39
-36
-35
-40
-43
-38
-37
-48
-51
-57
-58
-55
-54
-51
-48
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-37-38-37-39-38-39-40-43-42-42-41-40-39-43-35-35-35-34-35-35-36-35-36-37-40-40-40-39-37-37-41-30-30-29-29-30-31-31-30-32-33-37-37-36-35-33-32-37-24-26-24-23-25-24-24-25-26-28-33-32-31-32-28-27-32-17-19-17-17-18-18-18-18-20-21-26-26-25-25-21-21-26
Sunrise
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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -40°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light 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.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB189E65S
1470 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1492 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1525 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1549 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC192E65S
1552 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC193E65S
1560 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the N
(34 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1572 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1575 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 359).
- 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.