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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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). 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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-23
-25
-28
-29
-33
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-28
-29
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-24
-26
-28
-31
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
 chill °C
-40
-42
-44
-46
-48
-34
-42
-32
-40
-38
-39
-42
-44
-44
-41
-41
-40
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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Sunset
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 -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -31°C on Thu afternoon). 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
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
57 minutes ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB192E65S
1549 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1574 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1642 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
1674 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB194E64S
1696 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1717 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB195E64S
1721 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1736 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- 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.