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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
km/h
10
SE
5
NNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-18
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-19
-15
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
min °C
-18
-20
-16
-16
-20
-18
-17
-20
-18
-17
-21
-17
-14
-17
-15
-12
-13
 chill °C
-24
-20
-22
-24
-20
-25
-25
-27
-25
-23
-31
-25
-14
-17
-20
-17
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-35-35-34-34-33-34-35-33-31-32-32-30-29-31-31-30-30-31-31-30-31-30-30-31-29-27-28-28-26-25-24-25-23-23-25-25-24-25-24-23-26-23-20-22-21-19-18-18-19-16-16-19-18-17-19-17-17-20-16-14-16-14-12-12-11-13-10-9-12-11-10-13-11-10-14-10-7-9-7-5-6
Sunrise
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12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB187E65S
1416 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1512 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1542 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1556 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1594 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
1607 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1609 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1638 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 278).
- 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.