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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-29
-29
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-30
-30
-28
-27
-28
-24
-23
-23
min °C
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-32
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-29
-27
-28
-25
-23
-25
 chill °C
-40
-42
-42
-40
-39
-43
-43
-41
-40
-41
-40
-41
-34
-32
-39
-36
-32
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-34-34-33-35-34-33-34-34-33-35-32-31-32-30-28-29-30-31-31-30-29-32-31-30-31-30-30-31-29-27-28-25-23-24-23-24-25-23-22-25-24-23-25-23-23-25-22-21-22-18-16-17-16-17-19-16-15-19-17-16-19-17-17-20-16-14-16-11-9-12-10-11-13-10-9-12-11-9-12-10-10-14-9-8-9-4-2-5
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
ASCATB179E65S
1240 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1241 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1249 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1250 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1252 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NE
(46 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1254 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 307).
- 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.