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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
min °C
-32
-31
-32
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-31
 chill °C
-42
-40
-40
-40
-38
-39
-37
-44
-46
-44
-43
-37
-29
-34
-38
-41
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-33-31-32-31-32-33-32-32-33-33-32-33-32-32-34-32-31-31-29-28-28-27-28-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-25-25-25-22-21-23-20-22-25-24-24-25-24-23-24-22-22-25-19-19-20-15-14-18-15-17-22-20-19-21-18-17-20-16-16-21-12-12-13-9-7-11-8-10-15-13-13-15-11-11-13-9-9-14
Sunrise
5:18
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—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
—
—
11:04
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—
11:12

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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 -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB153E63S
1258 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1265 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1271 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1274 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1283 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 220).
- 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.