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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
7650
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
N
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-34
-34
-36
-37
-39
-41
-41
-40
-40
-41
-41
min °C
-36
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-37
-41
-41
-41
-41
-40
-42
-42
 chill °C
-46
-46
-45
-42
-43
-42
-44
-46
-49
-52
-55
-62
-62
-61
-60
-55
-55
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-35-36-37-40-41-41-41-40-42-42-33-31-30-30-31-31-31-31-32-33-34-37-39-39-39-38-39-39-28-27-25-25-26-27-26-25-26-27-29-33-34-34-35-33-35-35-24-23-21-20-21-22-21-20-21-22-24-28-29-29-30-28-30-30-18-16-15-14-15-16-15-14-14-16-17-22-23-22-23-22-23-24
Sunrise
7:52
7:46
7:39
7:33
7:28
7:22
Sunset
6:21
6:27
6:31
6:37
6:42
6:46

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (93 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB128E64S
1736 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
1766 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WNW
(34 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1771 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB129E63S
1775 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 283).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
ASCATB126E64S
1797 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
1801 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
1824 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB130E62S
1837 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 290).
- 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.