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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
4100
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
SE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-38
-35
-32
-30
-30
-30
-32
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
min °C
-38
-40
-37
-33
-30
-30
-30
-33
-32
-31
-32
-31
-29
-29
-28
-27
-28
 chill °C
-48
-51
-48
-42
-41
-39
-36
-43
-41
-31
-39
-43
-42
-41
-37
-36
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-40-36-34-34-34-36-35-35-35-34-33-33-33-32-32-37-39-36-33-30-30-30-33-31-31-32-31-29-29-28-27-28-31-35-31-27-26-24-24-28-25-25-26-24-22-23-22-20-23-25-31-25-22-23-18-17-23-19-19-21-17-16-18-15-14-19-18-25-19-15-16-11-11-17-12-12-15-11-9-11-9-7-13
Sunrise
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, 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 -26°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: broken
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
ASCATB223E65S
2481 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the S
(62 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC229E67S
2487 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC223E65S
2489 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
2497 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2498 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB218E63S
2499 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 238).
- 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.