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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
4150
km/h
15
SE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
S
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-24
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-23
-25
-24
-24
-26
-24
-23
-25
-22
-21
-23
-22
-20
-21
-18
-17
-18
 chill °C
-32
-25
-32
-34
-26
-32
-30
-33
-30
-21
-32
-29
-27
-30
-28
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-33-33-35-33-31-32-32-31-30-30-29-28-30-31-31-30-31-30-30-31-29-27-28-28-27-26-25-24-24-23-25-24-24-25-24-23-25-22-21-22-22-20-20-18-17-18-16-19-17-17-20-17-16-20-16-14-16-15-13-15-12-11-13-10-13-11-10-13-11-10-13-10-8-9-8-7-8-6-4-6
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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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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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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12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP85
1532 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
ASCATB192E64S
1643 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
1675 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB194E64S
1697 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB195E64S
1730 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1738 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB196E64S
1755 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
1768 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
1773 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 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.