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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4450
2250
2250
2250
4950
5150
2250
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-34
-33
-33
-34
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-29
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-35
-34
-34
-35
-33
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-27
-33
 chill °C
-46
-43
-40
-44
-44
-40
-41
-40
-40
-44
-43
-41
-38
-37
-36
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-39-42-41-42-42-40-38-38-37-38-38-36-34-36-36-35-36-39-39-39-39-37-35-35-35-34-35-33-32-35-31-30-30-35-34-34-35-32-30-31-30-30-30-28-27-31-26-25-25-29-28-28-30-27-25-26-25-25-26-23-22-25-20-18-19-23-22-22-23-20-19-20-18-18-19-17-15-19
Sunrise
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
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 -29°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -34°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue 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
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
ASCATB146E63S
1445 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
1472 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1487 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1500 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1522 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB147E62S
1536 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1552 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 253).
- 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.