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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2300
2250
km/h
35
ENE
30
E
20
E
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
5
NW
10
N
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-40
-41
-40
-39
-40
-39
-39
-37
-37
-35
-33
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-39
-41
-42
-40
-40
-40
-40
-39
-39
-37
-36
-35
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-35
 chill °C
-59
-59
-58
-52
-48
-48
-51
-50
-53
-47
-36
-44
-38
-45
-41
-42
-39
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-39-41-42-40-40-40-40-39-38-37-36-34-32-32-33-32-32-34-36-38-39-37-37-37-36-36-35-34-32-30-29-29-29-29-30-31-32-33-33-32-32-32-32-31-31-28-27-26-24-24-25-24-25-27-27-27-28-26-26-28-26-26-26-23-23-22-19-18-21-20-21-21-21-21-21-19-20-21-20-19-19-17-17-16-13-12-14-14-14-15
Sunrise
8:08
8:03
7:56
7:52
7:46
7:39
Sunset
6:06
6:10
6:15
6:21
6:27
6:31

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Sun morning). 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
28 km
Mid: few
ASCATB138E64S
1478 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB137E64S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the ESE
(64 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1525 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
1527 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB137E63S
1557 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the E
(64 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB136E63S
1572 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
1572 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 119).
- 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.