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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
2300
2250
km/h
5
NNW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SE
0
N
10
SE
15
SSE
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-22
-18
-17
-18
-15
-15
-17
-15
-16
-21
-17
-16
-20
-16
-15
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-19
-19
-20
-16
-15
-18
-16
-18
-23
-19
-17
-20
-17
-16
-19
 chill °C
-24
-20
-29
-19
-19
-25
-22
-23
-26
-25
-30
-36
-27
-17
-26
-22
-22
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-35-35-35-33-32-32-32-32-33-32-33-33-33-32-31-31-31-32-31-31-31-29-28-28-28-28-30-29-29-29-29-28-27-25-25-27-25-25-26-23-22-23-22-22-26-23-23-24-23-22-22-19-19-22-19-18-19-16-15-18-16-17-22-18-17-20-17-16-18-13-12-16-12-12-13-10-8-11-10-11-16-11-10-14-11-10-12
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:04

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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 -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 290).
ASCATB255E71S
2887 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB256E71S
2906 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB257E71S
2934 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB258E71S
2963 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
2978 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC259E71S
2981 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB259E71S
2982 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 4).
- 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.