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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
3350
2300
km/h
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
WSW
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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1
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
min °C
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-28
-30
 chill °C
-37
-42
-40
-41
-41
-42
-40
-40
-39
-42
-42
-45
-41
-39
-39
-38
-35
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-33-34-34-34-33-33-35-34-34-34-34-34-35-33-32-33-31-30-30-30-30-30-30-29-31-31-31-31-31-30-31-29-28-29-25-24-24-24-24-25-23-22-24-24-24-25-24-24-25-23-21-22-18-17-18-17-17-19-16-15-18-17-17-19-18-17-20-17-15-17-12-10-11-10-10-13-10-9-12-11-10-12-11-11-14-10-9-10
Sunrise
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon afternoon, min -31°C on Sat morning). 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB179E65S
1227 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1231 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1238 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1239 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1242 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1243 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1247 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1251 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 287).
- 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.