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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
20
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
0
N
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
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—
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—
—
—
—
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—
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—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-23
-24
-26
-28
-32
-33
-33
-31
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-26
-24
-25
-27
-30
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-29
-29
-29
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
 chill °C
-38
-40
-40
-42
-45
-47
-41
-43
-38
-40
-35
-38
-41
-44
-45
-45
-43
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-28-30-32-36-37-36-35-34-33-33-32-33-35-34-34-35-26-24-25-27-29-33-34-33-32-30-29-29-29-30-31-31-31-31-20-17-19-21-23-28-28-27-27-24-23-24-22-23-25-24-24-25-14-10-13-14-17-23-21-20-23-18-17-18-15-16-19-17-17-20-7-4-6-8-10-17-14-14-16-11-10-11-9-10-13-11-10-14
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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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 decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -32°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.
2 hours ago
-14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC144E64S
1358 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1364 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
1368 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1384 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1389 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1396 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1399 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1402 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
1431 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 304).
- 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.