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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
ESE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
5
SE
10
WNW
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-26
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
 chill °C
-40
-39
-36
-35
-38
-42
-43
-42
-30
-34
-29
-30
-37
-39
-39
-38
-30
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-32-31-30-31-32-32-33-33-32-33-33-33-34-34-34-34-28-27-28-27-26-27-28-29-30-29-29-30-30-30-31-30-30-30-22-21-22-21-20-23-23-24-25-24-24-25-24-24-26-24-24-25-15-14-17-14-14-19-18-19-22-18-17-22-18-17-22-18-17-21-8-8-10-8-8-13-12-12-15-12-11-15-11-11-15-11-11-15
Sunrise
5:11
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—
5:03
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—
4:56
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4:48
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4:41
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4:33
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Sunset
—
—
10:43
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—
10:50
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—
10:57
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—
11:04
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11:12
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11:20

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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 -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB202E65S
1840 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB203E65S
1840 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC203E65S
1849 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB202E64S
1853 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB203E64S
1865 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB201E64S
1868 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 125).
- 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.