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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
5
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
N
10
E
15
ESE
0
ENE
5
SE
5
S
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-19
-20
-23
-22
-22
-24
-23
-22
-24
-23
-23
-26
-24
-24
-24
min °C
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
-23
-25
-24
-24
-27
-25
-25
-25
 chill °C
-29
-28
-26
-27
-33
-36
-36
-32
-31
-30
-28
-30
-32
-33
-27
-31
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-32-31-30-31-32-31-33-33-32-33-33-34-35-35-34-34-28-27-28-27-26-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-30-31-31-31-30-21-21-22-20-21-23-23-23-25-24-23-25-24-24-27-25-25-25-15-14-17-14-15-20-18-18-20-18-17-21-17-18-22-18-18-21-8-7-11-7-8-14-12-11-14-11-10-15-11-11-15-12-11-15
Sunrise
5:11
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—
5:03
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—
4:56
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—
4:48
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4:41
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—
4:33
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Sunset
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50
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—
10:57
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—
11:04
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11:12
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11:20

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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 -19°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri 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
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 170).
1.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC118E62S
2213 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC117E62S
2230 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2264 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC118E61S
2277 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB115E62S
2286 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC115E62S
2289 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATB114E62S
2294 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
- 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.