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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4150
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
N
5
N
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-24
-27
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-28
-26
-26
-27
-26
-25
-26
-23
-22
-24
-21
-22
-24
-23
-24
-25
 chill °C
-36
-26
-26
-32
-32
-30
-26
-33
-32
-31
-28
-35
-38
-37
-37
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-36-35-35-35-33-33-33-32-31-32-32-32-32-32-31-31-33-32-31-31-29-29-29-27-27-28-28-28-29-27-26-25-27-25-25-25-23-22-23-21-21-24-23-24-25-24-19-19-23-19-18-20-16-16-18-15-16-21-19-20-21-17-13-12-16-12-12-13-10-9-12-8-9-15-13-13-15
Sunrise
—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57

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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 -22°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
ASCATB175E64S
1265 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1274 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1296 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1309 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1312 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 234).
- 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.