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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4550
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
0
NE
5
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
20
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-37
-35
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
min °C
-37
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-33
-32
-31
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
 chill °C
-51
-49
-35
-43
-35
-35
-33
-45
-45
-43
-38
-35
-40
-46
-46
-50
-51
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-38-38-38-38-36-35-33-32-32-32-32-34-36-36-36-37-37-36-35-35-35-35-33-32-30-29-29-29-30-32-33-34-34-35-32-30-29-29-30-31-29-27-26-24-24-26-25-26-28-29-30-30-26-23-24-24-25-26-24-24-23-21-20-23-20-20-23-23-24-24-19-17-17-17-18-19-18-17-17-15-14-16-14-13-16-17-17-17
Sunrise
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
Sunset
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
2.7 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 170).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 310).
0.0 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
ASCATC221E63S
2533 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB217E62S
2538 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 330).
- 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.