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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
—
0.1
—
—
—
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.7
0.1
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2
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-12
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-14
-11
-10
-15
-11
-11
-14
-10
-8
-10
-8
-6
-9
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-18
-16
-16
-22
-18
-15
-21
-16
-12
-15
-12
-10
-16
-11
-11
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
hy2c160E63S
1218 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c181E65S
1238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c173E64S
1240 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c170E63S
1242 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1243 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- km
hy2c172E63S
1243 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1247 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c159E63S
1258 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 308).
- 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.