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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2350
2300
2250
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
W
0
NE
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-31
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-29
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-39
-31
-41
-42
-40
-39
-41
-41
-43
-38
-40
-47
-35
-36
-36
-29
-33
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-36-35-35-35-33-32-32-32-32-33-32-33-33-33-32-31-31-31-32-31-31-31-29-28-28-28-28-30-29-29-29-29-28-27-25-25-27-25-25-26-23-22-23-22-22-26-23-23-24-23-22-22-19-19-22-19-18-19-16-15-18-16-17-22-18-17-20-17-16-18-13-12-16-12-12-13-10-8-11-10-11-16-11-10-14-11-10-12
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
—
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 Thu night, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC153E63S
1270 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WNW
(18 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1277 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1292 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1293 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1296 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1296 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1302 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 276).
- 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.