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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, 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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
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—
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2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-28
-29
-33
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-27
-29
-32
-34
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-31
 chill °C
-43
-46
-48
-48
-41
-42
-32
-38
-41
-41
-43
-43
-47
-44
-43
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunset
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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 -25°C on Sun night, 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):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed night, min -32°C on Thu night). 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
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 021 to 027 degs)
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
ASCATC180E65S
1244 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC175E64S
1263 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1271 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1275 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1282 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1301 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1306 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 232).
- 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.