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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2350
2300
km/h
5
NE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
5
SSE
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-27
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-26
-25
-27
-26
-25
-26
-23
-22
-24
-21
-21
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-26
-25
-33
-32
-25
-26
-32
-33
-32
-30
-34
-39
-38
-34
-28
-33
-33
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-35-36-35-35-35-33-33-33-32-31-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-31-31-32-32-31-31-29-29-29-27-27-28-29-29-28-27-27-27-25-25-27-25-25-25-23-22-23-21-21-24-24-23-23-22-22-23-19-19-22-19-18-19-16-16-18-15-16-21-19-19-20-16-16-19-13-12-16-12-12-13-10-9-11-8-9-14-13-12-13-10-10-13
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
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—
11:04

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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 -22°C on Mon morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

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
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB176E64S
1250 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1252 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 277).
- km
hy2c175E64S
1265 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1270 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1270 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
1273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 274).
- 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.