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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4150
2250
km/h
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
W
5
W
5
S
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-29
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
 chill °C
-37
-41
-39
-41
-40
-43
-40
-40
-40
-41
-41
-41
-38
-39
-43
-35
-34
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-34-34-34-33-33-34-34-34-34-35-33-35-33-32-32-31-30-30-30-30-31-30-29-31-30-30-31-31-30-31-29-28-28-25-23-24-24-24-25-23-22-24-24-24-25-24-23-25-22-21-22-18-16-19-17-17-19-16-15-19-17-17-19-17-16-20-16-15-16-12-10-12-10-10-13-10-9-12-10-10-12-11-10-14-10-8-9
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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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 Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon morning, min -31°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 090 to 150 degs)
(33 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
5.0 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
ASCATC112E61S
2498 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATC111E61S
2513 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC110E61S
2538 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 299).
- 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.