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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
ESE
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-31
-30
-31
-32
-32
-33
-34
-35
-35
-36
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-33
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
 chill °C
-49
-35
-43
-35
-41
-43
-46
-48
-45
-41
-42
-47
-49
-50
-50
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-38-38-36-36-36-34-34-35-35-36-36-38-38-39-35-35-35-35-35-33-33-32-31-32-33-33-34-34-35-35-36-29-29-29-31-30-29-29-28-26-27-29-28-29-29-30-30-31-23-23-24-25-26-25-25-25-22-23-25-22-22-24-24-24-26-16-17-17-19-20-19-19-18-16-16-18-15-16-17-18-18-19
Sunrise
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Wed night). 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB178E65S
1209 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1249 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1274 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1279 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1280 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1289 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the S
(68 kph at 183).
- 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.