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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
3350
2250
4800
4650
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
10
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-34
-34
-31
-31
-29
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-33
-35
-37
-37
-38
-39
-36
-34
-34
-31
-30
-27
-27
-26
-28
-27
-26
-27
 chill °C
-43
-47
-55
-56
-57
-58
-53
-46
-45
-47
-48
-40
-36
-36
-38
-36
-33
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-39-40-41-38-37-36-34-32-30-30-29-30-30-29-30-33-34-36-37-38-38-35-34-33-31-30-27-27-26-27-27-26-27-29-30-32-33-34-34-30-30-29-26-26-23-22-21-23-21-20-21-24-25-29-28-29-30-26-25-25-21-21-20-16-16-18-15-14-16-18-19-22-22-22-24-19-18-18-14-15-13-10-9-11-8-7-9
Sunrise
6:52
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—
6:47
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:35
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—
6:28
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—
6:22
—
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Sunset
—
9:07
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—
9:13
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:23
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—
9:29
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—
9:35
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong 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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-17°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC176E64S
1267 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1280 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1286 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1290 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
1305 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1319 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1322 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC178E63S
1323 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 268).
- 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.