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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
5400
4750
2250
km/h
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
25
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
SE
20
W
35
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-25
-27
-29
-32
-32
-28
-28
-26
-24
-26
-27
-28
-31
-31
-32
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-32
-33
-33
-30
-28
-28
-26
-27
-28
-30
-31
-31
-33
 chill °C
-35
-33
-38
-32
-46
-48
-48
-45
-44
-31
-27
-28
-40
-42
-44
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-32-35-36-36-32-31-30-28-29-30-32-33-34-35-25-26-28-31-33-33-29-28-27-25-27-28-29-31-31-33-19-19-21-25-27-27-26-24-23-22-22-24-26-26-27-30-13-13-15-20-21-23-24-21-20-18-17-19-22-21-23-26-6-6-8-14-14-16-17-14-14-12-10-13-15-14-16-20
Sunrise
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6:16
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:03
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:45
—
—
9:52
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:04

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW 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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC164E62S
1381 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1381 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1387 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNE
(12 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
1393 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
1393 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
1394 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1397 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 352).
- 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.