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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun 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 -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
3850
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
10
S
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
25
SE
5
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-23
-24
-21
-20
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-25
-24
-26
-22
-20
-22
-22
-21
-20
-18
-17
-18
-16
-18
-21
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-35
-31
-35
-30
-27
-32
-29
-29
-29
-29
-23
-23
-22
-26
-27
-29
-27
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-32-30-31-32-32-30-29-28-28-27-29-31-30-29-28-31-31-31-28-26-27-29-28-26-25-24-24-23-25-26-26-25-24-25-24-25-22-20-21-22-21-19-18-17-17-16-18-20-19-18-18-18-17-20-15-14-14-15-14-14-12-11-12-9-11-15-13-12-13-12-11-14-9-7-8-8-7-8-6-4-5-3-4-8-6-5-7
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 -18°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun 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 -16°C on Wed night, min -21°C on Thu 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
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
40 km
Mid: clear
SHIP317
1218 km W
-m alt.
56 minutes ago
-6°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
48
Strong winds from the E
(48 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2412 km N
16m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
ASCATC107E61S
2618 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 295).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
-
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 310).

* 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.