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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
4000
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
km/h
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
SSE
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
SE
5
N
0
NW
5
SSW
5
N
5
ESE
15
SE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-30
-23
-21
-22
-16
-16
-21
-17
-16
-18
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-18
min °C
-25
-25
-31
-26
-21
-23
-18
-18
-22
-19
-18
-20
-17
-15
-18
-16
-16
-20
 chill °C
-34
-33
-39
-26
-21
-31
-18
-23
-29
-19
-18
-24
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-40-42-40-36-34-34-34-36-35-34-34-33-32-33-33-32-31-36-37-39-36-33-30-30-30-32-31-30-31-30-29-29-28-27-27-31-31-35-31-27-26-24-24-27-25-24-25-23-22-23-22-21-22-24-24-31-25-21-23-17-17-22-18-17-19-16-15-18-16-15-19-18-18-24-19-15-16-11-10-15-11-11-13-10-9-11-9-9-12
Sunrise
5:37
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—
5:31
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
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—
5:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:15
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
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—
10:43
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—
10:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°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.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).
2991 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 190).
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
3050 km N
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
3074 km N
13m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.

* 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.