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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
10
N
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-20
-18
-17
-20
-16
-16
-20
-16
-16
-20
min °C
-19
-21
-16
-14
-19
-15
-17
-22
-19
-18
-22
-18
-18
-21
-17
-17
-23
 chill °C
-19
-26
-21
-22
-26
-22
-28
-35
-30
-26
-30
-23
-22
-29
-22
-24
-30
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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5:11
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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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Sunset
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10:36
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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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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Fri 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
-11°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: clear
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
ASCATB236E68S
2624 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 251).
- 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.