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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4100
2250
2250
2250
4700
km/h
5
NE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
W
25
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
30
NW
35
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-40
-41
-40
-40
-37
-37
-39
-41
-40
-38
-34
-31
-32
min °C
-38
-37
-39
-38
-39
-42
-42
-41
-41
-38
-38
-42
-41
-41
-42
-36
-32
-35
 chill °C
-38
-48
-55
-52
-51
-55
-55
-51
-50
-50
-56
-64
-63
-64
-65
-57
-48
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-39-38-39-41-42-41-41-38-38-41-41-41-40-35-32-34-36-34-36-35-36-38-39-38-38-35-35-39-39-39-38-33-30-33-31-30-31-30-30-34-34-33-34-31-31-35-35-35-35-30-26-29-26-25-27-25-25-29-29-27-29-26-26-31-31-30-31-25-22-23-19-18-20-18-19-23-22-21-23-19-19-24-24-23-24-19-15-17
Sunrise
7:33
7:28
7:22
7:16
7:11
7:05
Sunset
6:37
6:42
6:46
6:52
6:57
7:01

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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 Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -42°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

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
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
hy2c205E65S
1843 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c204E65S
1848 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c203E65S
1859 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c203E64S
1865 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c202E64S
1874 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c201E64S
1893 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c201E63S
1900 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c204E64S
1903 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c200E63S
1921 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 332).
- 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.