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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
8200
2250
2300
km/h
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-30
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-31
-33
-34
min °C
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-29
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
-27
-29
-32
-34
-34
 chill °C
-37
-34
-33
-30
-36
-37
-40
-43
-44
-46
-45
-46
-41
-37
-44
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-28-28-29-31-33-35-36-34-33-32-31-30-34-36-36-26-25-25-25-26-27-29-31-32-31-29-29-27-28-32-34-34-21-21-20-19-20-20-22-25-27-26-27-25-23-24-28-30-31-15-16-13-12-15-14-15-20-21-22-25-22-19-21-23-25-26-9-9-7-6-8-7-9-14-15-16-18-15-13-15-16-18-19
Sunrise
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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5:58
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Sunset
9:29
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9:35
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9:39
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9:45
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9:52
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9:58
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -34°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
-14°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB230E68S
2426 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATB233E69S
2451 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB236E70S
2458 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 153).
- km
ASCATC236E70S
2460 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATC233E69S
2461 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
2462 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATB237E70S
2469 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 154).
- 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.