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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5300
km/h
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-25
-28
-27
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-26
-24
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-26
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-26
-27
-26
-26
-23
-24
-24
 chill °C
-35
-33
-42
-38
-37
-34
-35
-34
-34
-33
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-39
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-33-32-29-29-29-29-28-28-30-31-30-29-27-27-28-28-26-28-29-28-25-25-25-24-24-24-26-27-26-25-23-24-24-22-20-21-23-21-19-18-18-18-17-17-19-20-19-20-17-18-19-16-13-15-16-14-14-12-11-12-10-10-13-13-12-15-12-13-15-9-7-8-9-7-7-5-5-6-3-3-6-7-6-9-5-6-9
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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 -24°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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
83 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (2 kph from 211 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1163 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
SHIP6875
1218 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP604
1218 km W
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP8647
1218 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP4444
1218 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP80
1218 km W
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 150).

* 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.