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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4550
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
W
0
NE
0
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NE
10
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-28
-27
-25
-24
-23
-25
-25
-25
-27
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-32
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-29
-27
-27
-24
-24
-26
-25
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
 chill °C
-42
-39
-29
-29
-30
-31
-37
-40
-41
-37
-33
-34
-34
-38
-38
-41
-43
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-38-38-38-36-35-33-32-32-32-32-34-36-36-36-37-37-36-35-35-35-35-33-32-30-29-29-29-30-32-33-34-34-35-32-30-29-29-30-31-29-27-26-24-24-26-25-26-28-29-30-30-26-23-24-24-25-26-24-24-23-21-20-23-20-20-23-23-24-24-19-17-17-17-18-19-18-17-17-15-14-16-14-13-16-17-17-17
Sunrise
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
1.1 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB167E63S
1279 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1292 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1295 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1295 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1303 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1306 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the S
(72 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1316 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 172).
- 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.