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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4750
2250
2300
5300
2250
km/h
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
5
N
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-39
-42
-38
-33
-33
-35
-39
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-36
-37
-38
-43
-43
-40
-35
-33
-38
-42
 chill °C
-46
-44
-44
-49
-50
-46
-51
-53
-56
-63
-64
-62
-56
-51
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-38-39-39-39-39-40-43-44-41-37-36-40-44-35-35-35-35-36-37-36-37-37-41-43-39-34-33-37-41-31-30-29-31-31-32-30-32-33-37-39-36-30-28-31-36-26-24-24-26-25-25-24-27-28-33-34-32-27-22-25-30-19-17-17-19-19-19-18-20-21-27-28-25-20-16-18-24
Sunrise
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
6:41
Sunset
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
ASCATC151E62S
1471 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1489 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1499 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1500 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB149E61S
1511 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1518 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1522 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 214).
- 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.