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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-31
-32
 chill °C
-42
-40
-28
-33
-28
-33
-33
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-38
-32
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-32-32-32-32-32-33-34-34-34-35-35-35-36-27-27-28-28-28-28-28-28-29-30-30-30-31-32-31-32-23-22-22-24-22-22-23-22-22-25-24-24-26-25-25-27-20-17-17-20-16-16-19-15-16-20-17-17-21-19-19-22-14-10-10-13-10-10-13-9-9-14-11-11-14-12-12-16
Sunrise
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4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:41
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:24
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:57
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—
11:04
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—
11:12
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11:20
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11:28

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -29°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
ASCATB176E64S
1281 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1295 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1316 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1325 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1332 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1334 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1340 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1340 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1342 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1343 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 224).
- 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.