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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-26
-31
-31
-33
min °C
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-26
-25
-31
-31
-32
-35
 chill °C
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
-38
-39
-39
-37
-37
-40
-49
-49
-50
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC180E65S
1253 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1255 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1264 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1270 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1277 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1280 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1285 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1287 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1302 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 328).
- 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.