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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
4400
2300
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
20
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-25
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
-28
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-40
-42
-41
-41
-43
-39
-30
-39
-38
-29
-36
-41
-35
-34
-34
-33
-28
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-34-33-34-35-33-31-32-32-31-30-29-28-28-30-30-31-31-31-31-30-30-31-29-28-28-28-26-25-24-23-24-24-23-25-24-24-26-24-23-25-22-21-22-21-19-19-17-17-17-17-16-19-17-17-20-17-16-20-16-14-16-14-12-14-11-10-11-10-10-13-11-10-14-11-10-13-9-8-10-8-6-8-5-4-5
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
—
—
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 Fri morning, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon morning). 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
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(35 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 200).
0.4 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
49 minutes ago
-8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC122E64S
1923 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC121E64S
1966 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
1967 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 295).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
49 minutes ago
-15°C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
ASCATC121E63S
2010 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 256).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
49 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
ASCATC120E63S
2037 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 256).
- 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.