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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
km/h
25
E
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
5
NNE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-33
-32
-32
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-37
-38
-39
-38
-37
-38
-37
-36
-36
-33
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-31
 chill °C
-54
-53
-52
-49
-44
-45
-46
-47
-48
-42
-42
-45
-37
-37
-36
-35
-33
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-41-42-41-41-41-40-39-38-36-35-33-32-32-31-30-30-32-37-38-39-38-37-38-37-36-35-33-32-30-29-29-28-27-27-30-32-33-33-32-32-33-32-32-30-27-28-26-25-23-24-23-23-25-27-28-28-26-27-28-27-27-24-22-23-23-20-19-20-20-18-20-21-21-21-20-20-22-21-20-18-15-17-16-13-12-14-13-12-14
Sunrise
8:08
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
Sunset
6:06
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31

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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 Sat night, 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 -27°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE 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.
2 hours ago
-34°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATB178E64S
1215 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1218 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB183E66S
1220 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1221 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1222 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1234 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1241 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1242 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1257 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 301).
- 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.