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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
-23
-23
-24
-22
-20
-21
-20
-20
-19
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-24
-23
-25
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-25
-23
-21
-23
-21
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
 chill °C
-32
-33
-30
-31
-33
-32
-24
-30
-34
-29
-25
-28
-26
-29
-27
-28
-26
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-34-33-32-32-32-31-30-29-29-27-30-30-31-31-30-31-30-30-31-29-28-29-28-27-26-24-24-23-24-23-25-24-24-26-24-24-25-23-21-22-21-20-20-18-17-17-17-16-19-17-17-20-17-17-19-17-14-17-14-13-14-11-11-11-10-10-12-11-10-14-11-11-13-10-8-10-8-7-8-5-4-5
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
hy2c167E63S
1220 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c166E63S
1226 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1232 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1236 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1238 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the S
(63 kph at 189).
- 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.