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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
2250
km/h
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-31
-31
-32
-30
-31
-32
-36
-38
-38
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-38
-37
min °C
-30
-30
-32
-31
-32
-31
-32
-34
-40
-40
-38
-37
-35
-35
-38
-36
-39
-40
 chill °C
-37
-37
-43
-43
-44
-37
-48
-51
-60
-60
-58
-56
-50
-47
-47
-52
-58
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-39-39-39-39-40-41-44-44-44-42-42-42-44-43-44-43-35-35-36-36-37-36-37-38-42-43-42-40-39-39-41-41-43-42-30-29-32-31-32-31-32-33-38-39-38-36-35-35-37-36-39-39-24-24-26-25-26-25-27-28-34-34-34-32-30-30-33-31-34-34-17-18-19-19-19-18-21-22-27-28-27-26-24-24-27-25-28-28
Sunrise
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
Sunset
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28

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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 Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N 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
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC149E62S
1474 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1480 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATB146E62S
1490 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
1494 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
1496 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1505 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC149E61S
1508 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB145E62S
1514 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB143E62S
1521 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 197).
- 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.