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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
0
WSW
10
ESE
10
NW
10
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-18
-22
-23
-28
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-17
-21
-22
-26
-29
-28
-27
-27
-25
-23
-24
-23
-24
-26
-24
-23
-25
 chill °C
-29
-34
-34
-39
-42
-28
-35
-27
-34
-30
-33
-33
-34
-35
-32
-32
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-31-33-37-37-36-35-34-33-33-33-34-35-34-34-35-24-26-28-30-34-34-33-32-31-29-29-30-31-31-30-30-31-17-20-22-25-29-28-27-27-25-23-24-23-24-26-24-23-25-10-14-16-18-24-21-20-22-18-16-18-16-17-19-17-16-20-4-7-9-12-17-14-13-16-12-9-11-10-11-13-10-10-14
Sunrise
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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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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Thu 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
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Fog at a distance.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
41 km
Mid: scattered
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
ASCATB217E63S
2483 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 287).
- 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.