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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
min °C
-37
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-32
-30
-31
-31
-33
-34
-33
-34
-35
 chill °C
-51
-48
-35
-42
-35
-35
-45
-48
-51
-48
-44
-40
-43
-49
-50
-49
-48
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-38-38-38-38-37-36-36-35-33-34-34-35-36-36-36-38-37-35-35-35-35-35-34-33-34-32-30-31-31-33-34-33-34-35-31-29-29-30-30-30-29-29-30-28-26-27-26-28-29-28-29-30-25-23-23-24-25-26-26-26-26-24-23-23-21-22-23-22-23-24-19-17-17-17-19-19-19-19-20-17-16-16-14-16-16-15-16-17
Sunrise
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37

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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 Sun morning, min -37°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

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
-21°C
clear
Haze -.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
1.8 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
475m alt.
54 minutes ago
2°C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
2412 km N
16m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 260).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
lightning
2857 km NNE
0m alt.
19 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).

* 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.