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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon morning, min -41°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
0
NNE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
25
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-37
-38
-39
-37
-37
-39
-40
-40
-39
-37
-37
-37
-37
-37
-30
min °C
-39
-38
-39
-40
-37
-38
-41
-41
-40
-41
-39
-37
-39
-38
-38
-36
 chill °C
-49
-45
-39
-40
-45
-53
-59
-59
-56
-56
-50
-49
-39
-48
-56
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-42-43-41-42-43-43-43-43-41-40-41-41-40-36-39-38-39-40-37-38-40-41-40-40-38-37-38-38-38-33-33-32-34-35-32-33-35-36-36-35-33-32-33-33-33-30-28-26-27-30-27-27-31-31-30-30-27-27-29-28-28-26-21-20-21-24-20-21-24-24-24-24-21-21-22-21-21-20
Sunrise
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7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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Sunset
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon morning, min -41°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
-23°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 150).
ASCATC139E63S
1590 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
1615 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1617 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC139E62S
1641 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1647 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1668 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1673 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC135E63S
1689 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 269).
- 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.