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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNE
0
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-23
-20
-20
-22
-22
-23
-21
-19
-19
-20
-25
-26
-29
min °C
-26
-23
-22
-24
-22
-20
-23
-22
-23
-23
-20
-19
-26
-26
-27
-31
 chill °C
-31
-23
-26
-29
-26
-25
-30
-32
-33
-31
-28
-31
-41
-41
-43
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-8°C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
hy2c176E64S
1269 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WNW
(65 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1276 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WNW
(69 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1295 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1299 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1302 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1314 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1316 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 298).
- 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.