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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2400
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
E
10
E
0
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-20
-18
-15
-15
-20
-24
-27
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-19
-16
-20
-22
-26
-29
-27
-26
-28
-25
-22
-24
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-28
-28
-27
-29
-28
-33
-35
-40
-42
-27
-35
-36
-34
-22
-32
-36
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-29-28-27-27-30-33-36-36-36-36-34-33-33-34-35-35-26-26-26-25-23-24-27-31-33-33-33-33-31-29-29-31-31-32-20-20-21-19-16-18-21-25-28-27-26-27-24-22-24-25-25-26-14-14-16-12-9-11-14-19-24-20-19-23-18-16-20-18-18-20-7-8-10-6-2-5-8-12-17-14-13-17-11-9-13-11-12-14
Sunrise
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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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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB180E65S
1244 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1245 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c162E63S
1245 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1246 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1257 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNW
(40 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1257 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 325).
- 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.