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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4450
2250
2250
2250
4950
5150
2250
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-35
-38
-38
-38
-39
-36
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-36
-35
-36
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
-35
-35
-35
-34
-35
-34
-32
-36
 chill °C
-51
-49
-46
-51
-51
-48
-48
-45
-46
-49
-51
-50
-47
-46
-44
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-38-39-42-41-42-42-40-38-38-37-38-38-36-34-36-36-35-36-39-39-39-39-37-35-35-35-34-35-33-32-35-31-30-30-35-34-34-35-32-30-31-30-30-30-28-27-31-26-25-25-29-28-28-30-27-25-26-25-25-26-23-22-25-20-18-19-23-22-22-23-20-19-20-18-18-19-17-15-19
Sunrise
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue morning).

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
-23°C
clear
Haze -.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB181E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1296 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1309 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1312 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNW
(29 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1324 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 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.