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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
5250
4900
2250
4450
4350
km/h
5
NE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-37
-39
-36
-35
-34
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-35
-38
-38
-35
-31
-29
-26
min °C
-39
-38
-40
-37
-36
-37
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
-39
-39
-39
-39
-33
-30
-28
 chill °C
-39
-45
-49
-37
-51
-53
-50
-44
-38
-49
-51
-57
-57
-55
-54
-44
-41
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-43-40-39-39-35-35-35-35-36-40-41-42-40-36-34-31-38-38-40-37-36-36-33-32-32-33-34-37-39-39-37-32-30-27-33-32-35-31-31-32-29-28-28-28-29-33-34-35-33-27-25-23-28-27-30-26-25-29-24-24-25-24-25-28-29-30-29-23-20-19-21-20-24-20-19-22-18-17-18-18-18-22-23-23-22-16-13-12
Sunrise
7:05
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6:58
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—
6:52
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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Sunset
—
8:55
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—
9:01
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—
9:07
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—
9:13
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—
9:17
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9:23
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 070 degs)
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-25°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB172E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
93
Stormy winds from the WSW
(93 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1328 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1335 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB172E62S
1344 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
93
Stormy winds from the WSW
(93 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB170E62S
1357 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1362 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the WSW
(79 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1362 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
1364 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the WSW
(82 kph at 243).
- 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.