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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
WSW
30
W
40
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-28
-28
-27
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-32
-29
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-28
-27
 chill °C
-41
-40
-40
-41
-41
-40
-42
-36
-44
-46
-44
-40
-36
-29
-34
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-35-35-33-32-32-31-32-33-32-32-33-33-32-31-32-31-31-31-29-28-28-27-28-29-29-28-29-29-28-27-27-25-25-25-22-21-23-20-22-25-24-23-25-23-22-23-23-19-18-20-15-14-17-14-17-22-19-18-21-17-17-19-16-12-12-13-9-8-11-8-11-16-12-12-14-11-10-13
Sunrise
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5:18
—
—
5:11
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5:03
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—
4:56
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—
4:48
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Sunset
—
—
—
10:36
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—
10:43
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—
10:50
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—
10:57
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11:04

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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 night, min -32°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
65
Gales from the SSE
(65 kph at 150).
ASCATC144E64S
1386 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1402 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
1421 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1444 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC143E62S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1517 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 191).
- 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.