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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
E
5
E
0
S
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-25
-23
-24
-30
-32
-33
min °C
-28
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-26
-24
-30
-31
-32
-34
 chill °C
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-37
-39
-38
-35
-39
-39
-48
-48
-50
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun afternoon, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
ASCATB250E70S
2848 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB251E70S
2869 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATB248E69S
2879 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB252E70S
2898 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 310).
- 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.