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Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NNE
10
NE
5
W
20
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-30
-29
-28
-26
-26
-30
-33
-35
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-27
-29
-32
-34
-37
-37
-36
-36
-35
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
 chill °C
-38
-38
-38
-42
-44
-48
-52
-52
-51
-48
-46
-47
-47
-43
-33
-43
-46
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-30-29-27-28-31-34-36-37-36-36-35-33-33-34-35-36-26-26-26-25-23-24-28-31-34-34-32-32-31-30-30-31-32-32-20-20-21-18-16-18-22-25-29-27-25-27-25-23-25-25-26-27-14-14-17-12-9-12-15-19-24-21-18-22-18-16-21-18-19-22-8-8-10-6-2-6-9-12-18-14-12-16-12-10-14-12-12-16
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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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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.
58 minutes ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC163E63S
1234 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
1237 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
1242 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 333).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1246 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1246 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 343).
- 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.