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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
3350
km/h
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
N
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-39
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-38
-39
-38
-39
-37
-38
-39
-37
-37
-36
min °C
-40
-40
-41
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-39
-40
-39
-37
-37
 chill °C
-48
-40
-48
-48
-51
-49
-47
-47
-50
-50
-46
-46
-38
-46
-50
-48
-45
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-43-42-41-41-41-41-43-42-43-42-41-42-43-41-40-40-40-40-41-39-39-38-37-37-39-39-39-39-38-39-40-38-37-37-35-35-36-34-34-33-31-31-34-33-33-34-33-33-35-32-31-32-30-29-31-29-28-28-25-26-28-27-27-29-27-28-30-27-26-27-23-23-24-23-22-21-19-19-22-20-21-23-21-22-24-21-20-21
Sunrise
6:41
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6:37
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—
7:31
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6:24
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6:18
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6:13
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Sunset
—
7:22
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—
7:28
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—
8:32
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—
7:37
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—
7:43
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—
7:49
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed night, min -40°C on Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB179E64S
1227 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1230 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1232 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1250 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1253 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1283 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1284 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1287 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1304 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 289).
- 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.