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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-37
-37
-37
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-25
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-37
-37
-38
-39
-34
-33
-33
-31
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-28
 chill °C
-55
-56
-57
-58
-47
-39
-42
-42
-42
-39
-34
-34
-33
-34
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-40-40-37-36-35-34-32-31-30-30-29-30-30-31-36-37-38-38-34-33-32-31-30-28-27-27-26-26-26-27-32-33-34-34-28-28-27-26-25-24-23-22-22-21-20-22-28-28-29-30-24-22-23-20-20-21-18-17-19-15-15-16-22-22-22-23-17-15-16-14-13-14-12-10-13-9-8-9
Sunrise
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6:47
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6:41
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6:35
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6:28
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6:22
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Sunset
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9:13
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9:17
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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 -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs)
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
ASCATB164E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1400 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB166E61S
1418 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB165E61S
1495 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB163E61S
1502 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB164E61S
1503 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB162E61S
1506 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
1506 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
- 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.