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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
W
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
5
N
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-25
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-22
-24
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-32
 chill °C
-29
-36
-38
-38
-38
-33
-31
-35
-36
-39
-41
-41
-43
-46
-45
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-29-30-30-30-29-30-31-32-34-34-35-35-34-33-34-22-23-26-27-27-26-26-26-27-29-30-30-31-31-30-30-31-17-18-20-21-22-21-20-21-21-22-25-25-26-27-26-25-27-13-14-13-15-17-14-14-16-15-16-20-20-20-23-22-21-23-6-8-7-8-10-8-7-9-8-9-14-13-14-17-15-15-17
Sunrise
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6:28
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6:22
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6:16
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6:09
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6:03
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Sunset
9:23
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9:29
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9:35
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9:39
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9:45
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9:52
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri afternoon, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Sun 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
-7°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 190).
1.7 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB201E66S
1711 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB198E65S
1723 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC201E66S
1728 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC202E66S
1737 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1741 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATB202E66S
1761 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1777 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC200E65S
1779 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB203E66S
1783 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 207).
- 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.