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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
km/h
30
W
15
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
0
W
0
SSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
10
E
10
E
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-33
-33
-35
-37
-37
-38
-35
-35
-34
-32
-30
-27
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-39
-33
-34
-37
-37
-38
-39
-36
-36
-37
-32
-31
-29
-28
-27
-28
 chill °C
-57
-45
-47
-54
-55
-57
-58
-52
-36
-37
-46
-48
-45
-36
-34
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-36-37-38-39-41-41-39-39-38-35-33-31-31-30-30-37-33-34-36-37-38-39-36-36-36-32-31-28-28-27-28-32-29-30-33-33-34-35-31-31-32-28-26-25-23-22-22-29-24-25-29-28-29-30-26-26-27-22-22-21-17-16-17-22-18-18-22-22-22-24-20-19-21-16-15-15-11-10-10
Sunrise
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6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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6:28
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Sunset
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9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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9:29
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
1 hour ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
21 minutes ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
ASCATC164E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC164E61S
1419 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB152E62S
1465 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
1476 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
1477 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC163E61S
1489 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1490 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC162E61S
1505 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 313).
- 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.