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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
4000
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
km/h
5
ENE
0
NW
10
N
5
N
0
S
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-27
-26
-24
-24
-27
-25
-24
-25
-23
-23
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-24
min °C
-33
-28
-27
-25
-26
-28
-26
-25
-27
-24
-23
-24
-21
-21
-24
-23
-23
-25
 chill °C
-33
-28
-34
-25
-26
-34
-26
-30
-27
-34
-32
-30
-28
-33
-37
-31
-23
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-37-35-34-35-36-35-35-35-34-33-33-31-31-32-32-33-33-37-34-32-31-31-33-32-31-32-30-29-28-27-27-28-28-29-29-32-28-27-25-25-28-26-25-26-24-23-23-21-21-23-23-23-25-26-22-24-19-19-23-19-18-21-17-16-18-14-15-20-17-17-21-19-16-17-12-13-17-13-12-14-10-9-11-8-8-14-11-10-15
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
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—
5:03
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—
4:56
—
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Sunset
—
—
10:22
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50
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—
10:57

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Wed 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c176E64S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB150E63S
1297 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1297 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1302 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1307 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 309).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1309 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 305).
- 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.