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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-36
-37
-39
-40
-40
-40
min °C
-36
-35
-34
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-37
-38
-41
-40
-40
-41
 chill °C
-43
-43
-44
-46
-44
-45
-48
-51
-46
-36
-54
-56
-60
-60
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-37-38-38-38-38-38-39-39-39-41-43-42-42-43-36-35-34-35-35-35-36-36-37-36-37-38-40-40-40-41-31-29-29-31-29-29-31-31-31-31-32-33-36-37-37-37-26-24-24-26-23-24-26-25-25-26-27-28-32-32-32-33-19-18-17-20-17-18-19-18-18-19-21-22-26-26-26-26
Sunrise
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
Sunset
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
ASCATC175E63S
1296 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1329 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1341 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1347 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1391 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC173E62S
1394 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 167).
- 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.