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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5300
km/h
15
WNW
5
WSW
20
SSE
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SE
15
ESE
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-19
-18
-22
-20
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-18
min °C
-23
-20
-23
-23
-21
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-20
-20
-19
-21
-17
-18
-19
 chill °C
-32
-26
-33
-29
-29
-28
-28
-24
-24
-23
-25
-28
-28
-27
-31
-27
-30
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-33-32-29-29-29-29-28-28-30-31-30-29-27-27-28-28-26-28-29-28-25-25-25-24-24-24-26-27-26-25-23-24-24-22-20-21-23-21-19-18-18-18-17-17-19-20-19-20-17-18-19-16-13-15-16-14-14-12-11-12-10-10-13-13-12-15-12-13-15-9-7-8-9-7-7-5-5-6-3-3-6-7-6-9-5-6-9
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

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
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP289
1218 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
ASCATC119E64S
2051 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATC119E63S
2064 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 198).
- km
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC116E62S
2329 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC116E61S
2342 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- 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.