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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 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 increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
km/h
10
ENE
0
NNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
10
SW
10
SE
10
W
10
W
0
W
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-26
-25
-23
-23
-26
-29
-33
-33
-31
-31
-30
-29
-28
-29
-29
-31
min °C
-27
-27
-26
-24
-26
-27
-31
-34
-34
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-33
 chill °C
-36
-33
-38
-40
-42
-43
-48
-49
-43
-43
-38
-40
-29
-34
-36
-39
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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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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 increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°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.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATB186E64S
1493 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1500 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB191E65S
1519 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC191E65S
1523 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB192E65S
1537 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC192E65S
1539 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1541 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1556 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 302).
- 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.