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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3150
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
25
ESE
15
E
10
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-35
-33
-33
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-38
-39
-40
-43
min °C
-37
-36
-35
-35
-34
-36
-35
-35
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-39
-39
-41
-45
 chill °C
-48
-46
-42
-43
-44
-46
-44
-44
-50
-52
-48
-36
-52
-54
-58
-59
-60
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-38-37-37-38-38-38-39-38-39-38-39-40-42-41-43-46-37-36-35-34-34-36-35-35-37-36-36-36-36-37-39-39-41-44-32-31-30-29-29-31-30-30-32-31-31-31-31-32-35-35-37-41-26-26-26-23-23-26-24-24-26-25-24-25-26-26-30-31-32-36-20-19-19-17-17-20-18-18-20-18-18-19-19-20-24-24-25-30
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
Sunset
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16

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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 -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (96 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1.9 km
High: broken
ASCATB135E63S
1631 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 88).
- km
ASCATB134E63S
1649 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB133E63S
1661 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the E
(62 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1665 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
1668 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB136E62S
1676 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1685 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the E
(62 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1703 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB135E62S
1704 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 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.