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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
W
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
3
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-21
-20
-19
-20
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-25
-24
-24
-26
-24
-24
-26
-22
-21
-23
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
 chill °C
-25
-32
-34
-31
-34
-30
-34
-30
-27
-30
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:00
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Sunset
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC158E63S
1294 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
1301 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1305 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
1312 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1323 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1325 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1331 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1340 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 309).
- 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.