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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2350
km/h
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
5
E
5
SE
15
W
15
W
5
SW
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
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2
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—
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 mm
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—
—
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-22
-22
-27
-29
-32
-32
-32
-32
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-25
-24
-22
-26
-28
-31
-33
-33
-32
-33
-31
-29
-29
 chill °C
-33
-34
-34
-25
-36
-37
-42
-44
-47
-33
-40
-40
-43
-42
-35
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunset
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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 -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon 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
-10°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
ASCATC144E64S
1379 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WSW
(66 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
1395 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1400 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1413 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the SW
(82 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1431 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c187E64S
1436 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1445 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SW
(78 kph at 236).
- 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.