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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
5300
5250
4750
2300
2300
8350
km/h
5
E
5
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-41
-38
-38
-37
-36
-35
-36
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-36
-32
-30
-26
min °C
-42
-40
-39
-40
-36
-35
-38
-38
-39
-41
-39
-39
-39
-34
-31
-28
 chill °C
-42
-49
-54
-57
-54
-50
-56
-56
-58
-60
-50
-53
-53
-41
-42
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-39-39-36-35-37-38-39-40-39-39-38-33-31-27-39-36-36-36-33-33-34-35-37-38-36-36-35-30-27-24-34-30-31-32-30-29-31-31-32-33-31-31-30-24-21-20-29-25-25-29-25-24-27-27-27-29-25-25-26-19-16-16-23-19-19-22-18-17-21-20-20-23-19-18-19-13-9-10
Sunrise
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6:58
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:47
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—
6:41
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—
6:35
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Sunset
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—
9:01
—
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9:07
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9:13
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9:17
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9:23
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
ASCATC152E62S
1466 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1471 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATC158E61S
1488 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1489 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1492 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1501 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1505 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1516 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
- 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.