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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3150
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-39
-39
-40
-44
min °C
-37
-35
-35
-35
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-38
-40
-40
-42
-44
 chill °C
-47
-45
-42
-44
-45
-46
-44
-46
-47
-51
-49
-36
-51
-56
-60
-59
-60
-62
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-38-37-37-38-38-38-39-39-39-39-39-40-42-42-43-46-36-35-35-34-34-35-35-35-36-36-36-36-36-37-40-40-41-44-31-30-31-29-29-30-29-30-32-32-31-31-31-32-35-35-37-41-26-26-26-24-23-26-23-25-26-25-25-26-26-27-31-31-32-36-19-19-19-17-17-19-17-18-20-19-19-19-19-21-24-24-26-30
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
Sunset
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB193E66S
1478 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC198E66S
1555 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC198E67S
1556 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATC197E66S
1556 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC199E67S
1556 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB197E66S
1557 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the E
(34 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB198E66S
1557 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB199E67S
1560 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC199E66S
1568 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 65).
- 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.