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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-24
-24
-24
-21
-21
-22
-20
-21
-25
-23
-23
-24
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-27
-26
-25
-26
-23
-21
-23
-20
-23
-25
-24
-23
-25
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-34
-32
-30
-26
-31
-30
-33
-28
-37
-40
-37
-34
-30
-28
-27
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-35-33-32-32-31-32-33-32-32-33-33-32-31-32-31-31-31-29-28-28-27-28-29-29-28-29-29-28-27-27-25-25-25-22-21-23-20-22-25-24-23-25-23-22-23-23-19-18-20-15-14-17-14-17-22-19-18-21-17-17-19-16-12-12-13-9-8-11-8-11-16-12-12-14-11-10-13
Sunrise
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5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
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—
4:56
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—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50
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—
10:57
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—
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 -20°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 150).
ASCATB156E63S
1307 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1318 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
1332 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1334 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1339 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1352 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 303).
- 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.