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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
3
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-19
-15
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-11
-11
-9
min °C
-20
-18
-17
-21
-18
-17
-21
-16
-14
-16
-15
-13
-15
-12
-11
-12
 chill °C
-24
-24
-25
-29
-27
-22
-30
-24
-19
-22
-20
-18
-22
-20
-19
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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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 -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
58 minutes ago
-9°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-11°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 130).
ASCATB170E64S
1206 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB171E64S
1215 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC171E64S
1218 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC172E64S
1226 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB172E64S
1232 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB173E64S
1236 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1242 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 211).
- 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.