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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NE
5
ENE
10
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-34
-35
-35
-35
-37
-39
-38
-39
-37
-36
-37
-38
-37
-38
min °C
-35
-35
-34
-36
-36
-36
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-36
-39
-39
-38
-39
 chill °C
-42
-42
-43
-53
-53
-48
-52
-52
-50
-47
-45
-47
-57
-57
-56
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-39-39-39-41-42-42-42-41-39-41-41-41-41-35-35-34-36-36-36-38-39-39-39-38-36-38-39-38-39-31-30-30-31-31-31-34-34-34-34-32-31-34-34-34-36-27-25-25-27-26-26-29-29-28-29-27-27-30-30-30-31-20-19-18-20-19-19-22-22-21-23-21-20-23-23-23-25
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

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
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
ASCATB146E63S
1440 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1448 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
1458 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1472 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1483 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC151E61S
1483 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1486 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1488 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 257).
- 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.