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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm 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 WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Thu 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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
E
10
E
0
NNE
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
S
15
ESE
10
NW
10
W
15
ESE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-17
-15
-16
-21
-24
-28
-26
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-19
-16
-20
-23
-26
-29
-28
-25
-27
-25
-23
-25
-25
-26
-29
 chill °C
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-32
-36
-40
-43
-33
-35
-27
-34
-32
-32
-34
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-30-29-27-28-31-34-36-37-36-36-35-33-33-34-35-36-26-26-26-25-23-24-28-31-34-34-32-32-31-30-30-31-32-32-20-20-21-18-16-18-22-25-29-27-25-27-25-23-25-25-26-27-14-14-17-12-9-12-15-19-24-21-18-22-18-16-21-18-19-22-8-8-10-6-2-6-9-12-18-14-12-16-12-10-14-12-12-16
Sunrise
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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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 WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°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.
3 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: clear
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
69
Gales from the E
(69 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC117E62S
2302 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC117E61S
2311 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2325 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 16).
- 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.