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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2350
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
20
SE
10
S
10
SW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-26
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
-27
-29
-29
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
 chill °C
-39
-36
-35
-38
-41
-42
-39
-29
-29
-28
-29
-35
-41
-42
-42
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-31-31-31-31-30-31-32-32-33-33-33-34-34-34-34-28-28-27-26-27-27-27-28-29-28-29-29-30-31-31-30-30-21-22-21-21-23-22-22-24-23-23-25-24-24-25-24-24-26-14-16-14-15-20-17-17-21-17-16-21-17-17-21-18-17-22-8-10-8-8-13-11-10-14-10-10-15-10-11-15-11-11-15
Sunrise
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—
5:03
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:48
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—
4:41
—
—
4:33
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Sunset
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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 -26°C on Tue morning, min -29°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB188E64S
1543 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1550 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB190E64S
1593 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB191E64S
1600 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB188E63S
1640 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the WSW
(73 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1648 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1653 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB190E63S
1688 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 263).
- 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.