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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
5400
4750
2250
km/h
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSW
20
WNW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-13
-19
-21
-22
-23
-20
-19
-18
-16
-17
-21
-20
-21
-26
min °C
-13
-13
-16
-21
-21
-23
-24
-21
-20
-18
-17
-20
-22
-21
-24
-26
 chill °C
-18
-16
-22
-27
-30
-37
-38
-34
-32
-25
-17
-26
-22
-25
-36
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-32-35-36-36-32-31-30-28-29-30-32-33-34-35-25-26-28-31-33-33-29-28-27-25-27-28-29-31-31-33-19-19-21-25-27-27-26-24-23-22-22-24-26-26-27-30-13-13-15-20-21-23-24-21-20-18-17-19-22-21-23-26-6-6-8-14-14-16-17-14-14-12-10-13-15-14-16-20
Sunrise
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6:16
—
—
6:09
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—
6:03
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5:58
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5:50
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Sunset
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—
9:39
—
—
9:45
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—
9:52
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9:58
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10:04

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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 -12°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC170E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1327 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1330 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1336 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC172E62S
1338 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC171E62S
1387 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1391 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNE
(16 kph at 30).
- 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.