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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-38
-38
-37
-37
-39
-40
-39
-39
-37
-37
-38
-39
-38
-34
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-38
-39
-40
-37
-38
-41
-41
-40
-40
-39
-37
-40
-39
-39
-38
-33
-33
-37
 chill °C
-38
-46
-40
-48
-53
-59
-59
-55
-55
-48
-48
-48
-39
-55
-55
-51
-50
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-40-42-43-43-42-43-41-40-41-42-42-39-36-35-37-38-39-39-37-38-40-41-40-40-38-37-39-39-39-36-33-33-36-32-34-34-32-33-35-36-35-35-33-33-35-34-34-32-29-30-32-26-28-29-27-27-31-30-30-30-28-27-31-29-29-29-25-25-29-20-21-23-20-21-24-24-23-24-21-21-24-22-22-22-18-19-22
Sunrise
7:22
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7:16
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7:09
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7:05
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6:58
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6:52
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Sunset
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8:40
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8:45
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8:51
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8:55
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9:01
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9:07
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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 Mon morning, min -41°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW 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
-26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB176E64S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1283 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1284 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1284 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1286 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1289 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1291 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- 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.