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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4450
2250
2250
5000
5350
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
30
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-38
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-34
-33
-33
-34
-31
-31
-31
-35
-36
-36
min °C
-36
-40
-40
-39
-39
-37
-37
-36
-34
-34
-35
-33
-31
-35
-35
-36
-37
 chill °C
-42
-53
-53
-46
-46
-47
-50
-48
-46
-46
-47
-44
-41
-53
-52
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-42-42-42-42-40-40-38-37-37-38-35-34-35-38-39-40-35-39-39-39-39-37-37-35-34-34-35-32-31-33-35-36-37-30-34-35-34-34-32-32-31-29-28-29-27-26-29-30-31-32-24-29-29-28-28-27-27-26-23-23-25-22-21-24-25-25-26-18-23-23-21-22-20-20-20-17-17-18-16-14-17-18-19-19
Sunrise
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
Sunset
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
4.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC176E64S
1281 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1300 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1303 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1305 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1306 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1308 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 307).
- 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.