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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NE
10
ESE
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
E
25
E
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-14
-14
-17
-14
-15
-21
-19
-18
-21
-16
-16
-19
-15
-15
-20
min °C
-19
-19
-21
-16
-14
-18
-15
-18
-23
-20
-20
-21
-19
-18
-20
-16
-16
-21
 chill °C
-19
-19
-27
-20
-21
-18
-23
-30
-37
-32
-31
-32
-26
-25
-26
-24
-24
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-33-31-32-31-32-33-32-32-33-33-32-33-32-32-34-32-31-31-29-28-28-27-28-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-25-25-25-22-21-23-20-22-25-24-24-25-24-23-24-22-22-25-19-19-20-15-14-18-15-17-22-20-19-21-18-17-20-16-16-21-12-12-13-9-7-11-8-10-15-13-13-15-11-11-13-9-9-14
Sunrise
5:18
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—
5:11
—
—
5:03
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—
4:56
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—
4:48
—
—
4:41
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
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 -23°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 -15°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

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
-15°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
ASCATB200E65S
1750 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1762 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC201E65S
1771 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC200E65S
1772 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC202E65S
1783 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1787 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB202E65S
1791 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 225).
- 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.