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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2350
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
15
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
NNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-15
-13
-13
-19
-16
-16
-19
-16
-15
-20
-16
-16
-20
-17
-16
-21
min °C
-14
-17
-15
-16
-21
-18
-18
-22
-18
-17
-21
-18
-17
-21
-18
-18
-22
 chill °C
-19
-23
-22
-26
-34
-30
-27
-30
-22
-22
-29
-18
-24
-27
-25
-23
-29
Freezing level m
0
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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5:03
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4:56
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4:48
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4:41
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4:33
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Sunset
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10:43
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10:50
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10:57
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11:04
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11:12
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11:20

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 80).
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: few
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
1.6 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.
49 minutes ago
6°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).

* 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.