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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
W
25
W
40
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
0
E
10
W
5
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-27
min °C
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
 chill °C
-31
-41
-42
-40
-40
-42
-41
-41
-37
-44
-46
-46
-41
-30
-30
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-35-35-35-33-32-32-31-32-33-33-33-33-33-33-32-31-32-32-31-31-29-28-28-27-28-29-30-29-30-30-29-28-26-27-25-25-25-23-21-22-20-22-25-25-24-26-24-23-23-19-22-19-18-19-16-14-16-15-17-22-20-19-22-17-17-18-13-16-12-12-13-9-8-10-8-10-15-13-12-15-11-11-12
Sunrise
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—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
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10:29
—
—
10:36
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
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—
11:04

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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 night, min -32°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
4 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: scattered
ASCATB203E64S
1950 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB204E64S
1984 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB205E64S
2018 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 257).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB203E63S
2042 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB204E63S
2056 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB205E63S
2107 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB203E62S
2133 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 258).
- 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.