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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4950
km/h
10
W
0
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
0
NW
25
W
35
W
40
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-38
-40
-39
-39
-40
-37
-37
-38
-37
-37
-33
-32
-32
-34
min °C
-39
-39
-37
-39
-42
-40
-39
-40
-39
-37
-39
-38
-37
-36
-33
-32
-36
 chill °C
-47
-39
-49
-55
-59
-54
-50
-49
-46
-44
-46
-38
-54
-55
-51
-47
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-42-44-43-42-43-41-40-41-41-40-37-35-35-37-39-39-37-39-41-40-39-40-38-37-39-38-37-35-33-32-35-34-34-32-33-36-36-35-36-33-32-34-33-32-31-29-28-32-28-29-27-28-31-30-29-31-27-26-29-27-27-27-24-24-28-21-23-20-21-25-24-23-24-21-20-22-21-21-21-18-17-21
Sunrise
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—
7:16
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:05
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:52
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Sunset
8:40
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—
8:45
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:55
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—
9:01
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9:07
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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 Tue morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
-25°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
ASCATC235E68S
2585 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC236E68S
2624 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
ASCATC234E67S
2652 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC237E68S
2653 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC238E68S
2663 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 252).
- 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.