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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
km/h
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
0
NNE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
0
NNW
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-41
-39
-39
-39
-41
-39
-39
-38
-37
-37
-39
-38
-39
-39
-38
-39
-36
min °C
-42
-40
-40
-41
-41
-39
-39
-39
-38
-38
-40
-39
-39
-40
-39
-39
-39
 chill °C
-62
-56
-50
-48
-49
-48
-49
-50
-38
-46
-47
-39
-50
-53
-52
-39
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-42-43-44-42-42-42-41-42-43-42-42-43-42-42-41-42-40-40-40-41-39-39-39-38-38-40-39-39-40-39-39-38-38-36-35-35-37-35-34-34-32-31-34-33-34-35-34-34-33-33-31-30-30-32-29-29-29-26-26-29-26-28-31-29-29-30-26-25-23-23-25-23-23-22-20-19-22-20-22-24-23-23-23
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
7:31
6:24
6:18
Sunset
7:16
7:22
7:28
8:32
7:37
7:43

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(20 kph at 120).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the E
(50 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c179E64S
1251 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1276 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c175E63S
1288 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1289 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c174E63S
1290 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1292 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c173E63S
1294 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- 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.