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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
km/h
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
0
S
10
W
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-25
-22
-20
-21
-20
-18
-17
min °C
-24
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-26
-23
-20
-23
-22
-19
-19
 chill °C
-33
-31
-31
-32
-25
-34
-34
-25
-32
-30
-36
-31
-20
-30
-29
-26
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-35-35-34-34-33-34-35-33-31-32-32-30-29-31-31-30-30-31-31-30-31-30-30-31-29-27-28-28-26-25-24-25-23-23-25-25-24-25-24-23-26-23-20-22-21-19-18-18-19-16-16-19-18-17-19-17-17-20-16-14-16-14-12-12-11-13-10-9-12-11-10-13-11-10-14-10-7-9-7-5-6
Sunrise
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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 -25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -26°C on Sun 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
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
2991 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
3050 km N
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
No weather report.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
3074 km N
13m alt.
52 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Dewe Road Yards
3082 km N
8m alt.
47 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
3082 km N
3m alt.
42 minutes ago
No weather report.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).

* 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.