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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
4650
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
55
W
40
WNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-37
-37
-40
-41
-36
-28
-30
-36
-41
min °C
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-39
-43
-43
-38
-33
-32
-38
-43
 chill °C
-44
-45
-46
-44
-44
-48
-50
-47
-36
-53
-57
-63
-64
-61
-53
-44
-50
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-38-38-39-38-38-39-40-41-44-43-39-34-35-40-44-35-35-36-35-35-36-36-36-36-37-38-42-42-37-31-31-37-42-30-30-31-29-29-31-31-30-31-32-34-38-39-34-27-25-32-38-25-24-26-24-24-26-25-24-26-27-28-34-34-30-23-19-25-33-18-18-20-17-18-20-18-17-19-21-22-27-28-23-16-13-19-26
Sunrise
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
Sunset
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC169E62S
1334 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
1334 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
1336 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1338 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1345 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1362 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1366 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC163E61S
1396 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 354).
- 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.