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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue morning, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3150
km/h
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
25
E
15
E
5
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-38
-38
-36
-36
-37
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-41
-41
-42
-45
min °C
-40
-38
-38
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-39
-38
-39
-40
-42
-41
-43
-46
 chill °C
-48
-46
-45
-48
-50
-52
-49
-49
-52
-55
-50
-45
-54
-57
-63
-62
-64
-65
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-38-37-37-38-38-38-39-38-39-38-39-40-42-41-43-46-37-36-35-34-34-36-35-35-37-36-36-36-36-37-39-39-41-44-32-31-30-29-29-31-30-30-32-31-31-31-31-32-35-35-37-41-26-26-26-23-23-26-24-24-26-25-24-25-26-26-30-31-32-36-20-19-19-17-17-20-18-18-20-18-18-19-19-20-24-24-25-30
Sunrise
7:16
7:11
7:05
7:00
6:54
6:48
Sunset
6:52
6:57
7:01
7:07
7:12
7:16

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue morning, min -46°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-17°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (98 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
0.5 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.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
lightning
2614 km N
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).

* 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.