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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4350
4950
5100
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-39
-40
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-36
-35
-35
min °C
-40
-41
-39
-38
-38
-36
-37
-38
-39
-40
-40
-38
-39
-39
-37
-35
-37
 chill °C
-50
-53
-47
-47
-38
-36
-45
-45
-52
-47
-40
-48
-39
-39
-48
-47
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-42-41-41-40-40-42-42-43-43-41-42-42-40-39-40-40-41-39-38-38-36-37-38-39-40-40-38-39-39-37-35-36-35-36-34-33-32-30-30-32-33-35-35-33-34-34-31-30-31-30-31-29-27-27-24-25-27-26-29-30-28-28-30-26-25-27-23-25-23-21-21-17-18-20-20-22-23-22-22-23-20-19-20
Sunrise
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—
6:37
—
—
7:31
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:13
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Sunset
7:22
—
—
7:28
—
—
8:32
—
—
7:37
—
—
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 -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Mon afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-21°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB192E66S
1461 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB193E66S
1488 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB190E65S
1493 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB194E66S
1515 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1526 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB195E66S
1533 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1550 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1575 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 296).
- 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.