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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
9700
5050
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
5
W
5
S
10
W
5
E
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-37
-35
-31
-31
-26
-23
-22
-22
-25
-26
-27
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-29
min °C
-38
-38
-32
-32
-31
-25
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-31
 chill °C
-56
-57
-39
-42
-41
-25
-23
-33
-36
-38
-38
-37
-35
-35
-34
-42
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-39-36-35-32-28-26-27-28-29-30-30-29-30-31-32-34-38-37-32-32-29-24-23-23-25-26-27-27-26-26-27-28-30-34-33-26-26-24-18-18-18-19-21-22-21-20-21-20-21-26-28-29-21-21-20-14-13-13-13-14-17-15-13-15-14-15-21-22-23-15-14-13-7-6-7-6-8-10-8-7-9-7-8-14
Sunrise
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6:41
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:16
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Sunset
9:13
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—
9:17
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:29
—
—
9:35
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9:39
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 120).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB186E64S
1493 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1515 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1542 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1558 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC189E64S
1568 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATC190E64S
1583 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1592 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1597 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 186).
- 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.