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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, 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 -28°C on Thu afternoon, 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
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
15
ESE
20
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
35
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-28
-27
-28
-27
-26
-28
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-31
-31
-31
-30
 chill °C
-39
-39
-35
-36
-37
-44
-43
-40
-36
-35
-37
-30
-37
-40
-40
-39
-38
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-32-31-30-31-32-31-33-33-32-33-33-34-35-35-34-34-28-27-28-27-26-28-28-28-29-29-29-30-30-30-31-31-31-30-21-21-22-20-21-23-23-23-25-24-23-25-24-24-27-25-25-25-15-14-17-14-15-20-18-18-20-18-17-21-17-18-22-18-18-21-8-7-11-7-8-14-12-11-14-11-10-15-11-11-15-12-11-15
Sunrise
5:11
—
—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
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—
4:41
—
—
4:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:43
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:57
—
—
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 -26°C on Tue morning, 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 -28°C on Thu afternoon, 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 170).
1.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB115E62S
2286 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB114E62S
2294 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB113E62S
2364 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 129).
- km
ASCATB115E61S
2369 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB114E61S
2401 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 123).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
ASCATB112E62S
2416 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB113E61S
2435 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 115).
- 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.