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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
5400
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
WNW
25
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-36
-36
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-36
min °C
-38
-39
-39
-39
-41
-40
-38
-39
-37
-37
-39
-34
-33
-34
-34
-35
-38
 chill °C
-53
-54
-49
-48
-49
-40
-45
-51
-48
-54
-58
-53
-48
-49
-51
-53
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-42-43-42-41-42-41-40-40-36-35-36-36-37-39-38-39-39-39-40-39-38-39-37-37-38-34-33-34-34-35-37-32-34-33-33-35-34-33-34-32-32-34-30-29-31-31-31-33-27-29-27-28-30-28-27-29-26-26-29-26-25-27-26-27-30-20-23-21-21-24-21-20-23-20-19-23-20-18-21-20-20-23
Sunrise
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—
7:09
—
—
7:05
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:47
—
—
Sunset
8:45
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:55
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:13
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sat 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
-25°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
ASCATB211E66S
2034 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB212E66S
2063 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB213E66S
2082 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 291).
- km
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB211E65S
2120 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB212E65S
2128 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB210E64S
2172 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB213E65S
2175 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 308).
- 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.