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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun morning, min -35°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NW
0
E
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-32
-29
-29
-31
-34
-34
-34
-32
-33
-35
-32
-32
-33
-30
-29
-30
min °C
-35
-34
-33
-31
-31
-33
-35
-34
-34
-32
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-32
-31
-32
 chill °C
-47
-46
-43
-31
-31
-33
-44
-43
-34
-47
-49
-51
-49
-50
-50
-40
-31
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-40-41-41-43-42-42-41-42-43-42-42-42-40-40-40-40-39-38-36-37-38-40-39-39-38-39-40-39-39-39-37-36-37-35-34-33-30-30-32-35-34-34-32-34-35-33-33-34-31-30-31-29-28-28-25-25-26-28-28-29-27-28-31-28-28-29-26-24-26-23-22-21-18-18-20-22-21-23-21-22-25-22-22-23-19-18-20
Sunrise
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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6:07
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Sunset
—
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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7:53
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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 -35°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
40 minutes ago
-19°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC185E65S
1307 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1308 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1308 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1315 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1320 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1320 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1327 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 264).
- 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.