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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4400
4550
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
W
15
SSE
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SSE
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
5
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-25
min °C
-31
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-28
-27
-28
-29
-28
-28
-24
-24
-24
-23
-24
-26
 chill °C
-40
-41
-40
-39
-42
-40
-28
-33
-40
-40
-39
-38
-34
-34
-33
-36
-37
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-34-34-34-35-32-31-31-32-32-31-29-29-28-28-28-30-31-30-31-30-31-31-28-27-28-29-28-27-24-24-24-23-23-26-25-24-25-24-24-25-22-21-21-22-21-21-17-18-17-16-16-19-18-17-20-18-17-20-16-14-15-16-14-16-12-11-11-9-9-14-11-10-13-11-11-13-10-8-9-9-8-9-5-5-5-2-2-7
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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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 -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Tue 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-12°C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC169E64S
1180 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC170E64S
1180 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1203 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC171E64S
1203 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC169E63S
1205 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
1205 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1206 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 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.