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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
35
E
15
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-39
-38
-38
-38
-36
-36
-34
-33
-33
-34
-31
-30
-30
-35
-35
-36
min °C
-34
-36
-40
-40
-38
-39
-37
-36
-36
-33
-34
-34
-33
-31
-35
-35
-35
-37
 chill °C
-47
-44
-53
-54
-49
-48
-45
-48
-50
-47
-48
-47
-45
-41
-53
-53
-47
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-42-42-41-42-40-39-38-36-37-37-35-33-34-37-38-40-34-35-40-39-38-39-37-36-35-33-34-34-32-31-33-35-35-37-29-30-35-34-33-34-32-31-31-28-29-29-27-26-29-31-30-32-24-25-30-29-27-28-26-26-26-23-24-25-22-21-24-25-24-26-17-18-23-22-21-21-20-20-20-17-17-19-16-14-17-19-18-20
Sunrise
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
Sunset
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07

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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
-22°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
CampbellIslandAws
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
ASCATB100E61S
2882 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNE
(61 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB99E61S
2898 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB100E60S
2929 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNE
(55 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB99E60S
2945 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNE
(62 kph at 15).
- 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.