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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ESE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-38
-36
-36
-35
-34
-34
-35
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-35
-34
-34
-37
min °C
-40
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-38
 chill °C
-54
-48
-47
-45
-45
-42
-44
-46
-47
-45
-46
-53
-53
-52
-44
-49
-53
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-40-39-39-38-38-39-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-38-40-39-38-38-37-36-35-35-35-36-35-35-35-36-36-35-35-35-38-34-33-33-32-31-30-30-30-31-30-30-31-32-32-30-30-31-34-29-27-27-26-26-26-25-25-26-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-25-29-22-20-21-20-20-19-18-18-20-18-18-19-19-19-18-18-19-23
Sunrise
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
Sunset
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12

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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 Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW 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
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
2.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC225E66S
2389 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATC223E66S
2395 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC224E66S
2395 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 115).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 270).
ASCATC223E65S
2418 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2420 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 121).
- 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.