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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
4050
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-34
-35
-37
-38
-38
-38
-35
-34
-35
-36
-35
-34
-34
-34
-36
min °C
-34
-36
-35
-36
-39
-39
-38
-39
-37
-35
-37
-37
-35
-35
-34
-35
-38
 chill °C
-44
-51
-49
-46
-50
-50
-48
-48
-45
-50
-56
-57
-53
-51
-47
-44
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-38-39-41-41-41-42-39-38-39-39-38-38-37-38-39-34-35-35-36-38-39-38-39-36-35-36-37-35-35-34-35-37-29-31-30-30-34-33-33-34-31-30-32-33-31-30-30-30-33-24-26-25-25-29-28-28-30-26-26-29-28-26-25-25-25-28-18-20-18-19-22-22-21-23-20-19-22-22-20-19-18-18-21
Sunrise
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

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
-19°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
ASCATB245E68S
2879 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB246E68S
2907 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB247E68S
2936 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB244E67S
2943 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB245E67S
2969 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2973 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- 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.