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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-30
-29
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-41
-37
-35
-28
-37
-36
-27
-34
-36
-36
-30
-31
-31
-42
-44
-42
-40
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-32-32-32-31-31-32-33-33-33-34-35-35-36-35-36-37-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-30-30-30-30-31-31-32-31-32-33-22-22-24-22-22-22-21-21-25-24-23-25-24-25-27-25-25-28-17-16-19-16-16-18-15-15-21-17-17-20-18-19-23-20-19-24-10-10-13-9-10-12-8-9-15-11-10-13-12-12-16-13-13-17
Sunrise
4:56
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—
4:48
—
—
4:41
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—
4:33
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4:24
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4:16
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Sunset
—
—
10:57
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—
11:04
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—
11:12
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—
11:20
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11:28
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11:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). 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
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC128E64S
1770 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
1786 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1797 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1820 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1830 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1847 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
1848 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1856 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1858 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 331).
- 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.