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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
5
NW
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-37
-35
-35
-38
-39
-40
-38
-37
-37
-40
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
min °C
-39
-38
-36
-37
-39
-39
-40
-40
-37
-39
-40
-39
-38
-40
-38
-38
-38
 chill °C
-52
-49
-45
-46
-51
-53
-53
-40
-50
-54
-55
-54
-52
-49
-46
-38
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-40-42-42-43-42-41-42-43-42-41-42-41-41-41-39-38-36-36-39-39-40-39-37-38-40-39-38-39-38-38-37-34-33-29-30-33-34-35-34-32-32-35-33-33-34-32-32-32-29-28-24-24-27-27-28-29-27-28-31-28-27-29-27-26-26-22-22-17-18-21-21-22-23-20-21-24-22-21-22-20-19-20
Sunrise
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7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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6:07
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Sunset
7:28
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8:32
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7:37
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7:43
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7:49
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7:53
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue 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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2c177E64S
1298 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1299 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c175E63S
1303 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c168E62S
1312 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c170E63S
1313 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1314 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c171E63S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c172E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 312).
- 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.