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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue afternoon, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -45°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
10
ESE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
40
W
35
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-40
-42
-44
-43
-41
-40
-40
-44
-43
-43
-44
-42
-42
-42
min °C
-38
-39
-39
-41
-45
-45
-43
-43
-40
-43
-45
-44
-44
-45
-43
-43
-43
 chill °C
-49
-56
-56
-59
-66
-66
-63
-64
-60
-55
-56
-53
-61
-62
-50
-52
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-39-39-41-44-45-43-42-40-42-45-44-44-45-43-43-43-36-35-37-38-42-43-42-40-38-40-43-41-41-43-41-40-40-30-30-32-33-39-40-38-36-33-35-38-36-36-39-36-36-36-24-25-27-28-34-35-34-32-29-30-33-31-31-34-31-30-31-17-18-20-21-27-29-27-26-22-23-26-24-25-28-24-24-25
Sunrise
6:54
6:48
6:41
6:37
7:31
Sunset
7:07
7:12
7:16
7:22
7:28
8:32

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue afternoon, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -45°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.3 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
ASCATB225E67S
2376 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB226E67S
2406 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 314).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
ASCATB227E67S
2444 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2453 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB225E66S
2470 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC228E67S
2471 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
2477 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 339).
- 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.