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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
5
E
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
E
25
ESE
5
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
-36
-34
-34
-35
-38
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-35
-37
-39
 chill °C
-47
-47
-47
-45
-36
-43
-46
-48
-46
-46
-47
-52
-52
-43
-49
-53
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-40-39-39-39-38-39-39-38-38-38-38-38-37-39-41-38-38-37-36-36-36-35-36-36-35-35-36-36-35-35-36-39-33-32-32-30-31-30-30-32-30-30-31-32-31-30-30-31-35-27-27-26-25-26-25-24-27-25-25-26-26-25-25-24-26-30-20-20-20-19-20-18-18-20-18-18-20-19-18-18-18-20-23
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
Sunset
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12

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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 Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon afternoon, min -40°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (63 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB204E66S
1814 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB205E66S
1824 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB204E65S
1901 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB205E65S
1918 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB206E65S
1964 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
1989 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 334).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB205E64S
2023 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 331).
- 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.