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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sun morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4350
4950
5100
km/h
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-42
-43
-42
-41
-41
-40
-40
-41
-41
-43
-42
-41
-42
-41
-39
-39
-39
min °C
-42
-43
-42
-41
-41
-40
-40
-42
-42
-43
-43
-41
-42
-42
-40
-39
-40
 chill °C
-55
-54
-53
-52
-48
-48
-49
-51
-56
-56
-55
-50
-55
-50
-51
-52
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-43-42-41-41-40-40-42-42-43-43-41-42-42-40-39-40-40-41-39-38-38-36-37-38-39-40-40-38-39-39-37-35-36-35-36-34-33-32-30-30-32-33-35-35-33-34-34-31-30-31-30-31-29-27-27-24-25-27-26-29-30-28-28-30-26-25-27-23-25-23-21-21-17-18-20-20-22-23-22-22-23-20-19-20
Sunrise
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6:37
—
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7:31
—
—
6:24
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—
6:18
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6:13
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Sunset
7:22
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7:28
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8:32
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7:37
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7:43
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7:49
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Sun morning, min -43°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). 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
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB225E67S
2381 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC225E67S
2382 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB226E67S
2403 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC226E67S
2403 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB224E66S
2409 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 kph at 163).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
ASCATB227E67S
2428 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
- 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.