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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
4000
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
km/h
0
NNE
0
WSW
15
NNW
5
NNW
0
SW
10
N
0
N
5
SE
5
N
15
SE
10
SSE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
5
NE
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-22
-23
-18
-18
-22
-18
-17
-19
-16
-16
-17
-13
-14
-19
-16
-16
-20
min °C
-27
-22
-24
-20
-20
-23
-20
-19
-22
-17
-16
-19
-15
-16
-21
-18
-18
-21
 chill °C
-27
-22
-32
-25
-25
-31
-20
-19
-28
-25
-23
-26
-22
-26
-33
-26
-18
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-37-35-34-35-36-35-35-35-34-33-33-31-31-32-32-33-33-37-34-32-31-31-33-32-31-32-30-29-28-27-27-28-28-29-29-32-28-27-25-25-28-26-25-26-24-23-23-21-21-23-23-23-25-26-22-24-19-19-23-19-18-21-17-16-18-14-15-20-17-17-21-19-16-17-12-13-17-13-12-14-10-9-11-8-8-14-11-10-15
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Tue 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 190 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
hy2c152E63S
1320 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c149E63S
1326 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1331 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1343 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c148E63S
1344 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c150E63S
1357 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c147E63S
1364 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c153E62S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 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.