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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
E
15
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
20
SE
15
SE
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-20
-22
-20
-19
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-25
-24
-26
-24
-24
-26
-23
-21
-22
-22
-20
-22
-18
-17
-18
-16
-15
-18
 chill °C
-33
-33
-26
-33
-31
-36
-31
-26
-28
-32
-26
-30
-27
-25
-18
-23
-21
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-35-33-31-31-32-31-31-30-29-29-28-27-29-31-30-31-30-31-31-29-27-27-28-27-27-25-24-24-23-23-24-25-24-25-24-24-25-23-21-21-22-20-21-18-17-18-16-15-17-18-17-20-18-18-20-16-15-15-15-13-16-12-10-13-10-8-11-11-10-14-11-11-14-10-8-8-9-7-10-5-4-6-3-2-5
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sat night). 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 -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Tue morning). 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
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
2.4 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC170E64S
1181 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB169E64S
1195 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC169E64S
1197 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1203 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1207 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1208 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 46).
- 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.