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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-29
-29
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-28
-26
-27
-25
-23
-24
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-29
-31
-28
-27
-29
-26
-24
-25
 chill °C
-40
-42
-41
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-40
-40
-41
-38
-33
-36
-38
-36
-32
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-35-35-34-34-34-33-35-32-31-32-30-29-30-30-31-31-30-30-31-31-30-31-31-29-31-28-27-28-26-24-25-24-24-25-23-23-25-25-24-25-24-23-25-22-21-22-19-16-17-17-17-19-16-16-19-18-16-19-18-16-20-16-14-16-12-9-11-10-11-13-10-9-12-11-10-13-11-10-14-10-8-10-5-3-5
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -29°C on Fri morning, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC142E63S
1432 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC141E63S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1503 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1510 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1516 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATB138E63S
1523 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC143E62S
1531 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 97).
- 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.