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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5100
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
km/h
35
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-33
-31
-27
-26
-27
-27
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-21
-18
-19
-17
min °C
-33
-34
-33
-29
-28
-29
-27
-28
-23
-24
-24
-23
-25
-26
-20
-20
-20
 chill °C
-50
-50
-44
-40
-36
-39
-36
-37
-30
-32
-34
-32
-34
-35
-29
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-43-41-40-41-40-38-35-36-37-37-37-34-31-30-30-41-42-41-38-37-38-37-35-32-33-34-34-35-31-28-27-27-37-38-36-33-32-33-32-31-27-28-29-29-30-27-24-23-23-32-34-32-28-27-28-27-26-23-24-24-23-25-24-19-20-19-26-27-26-22-21-21-21-20-16-17-18-17-18-17-13-13-13
Sunrise
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
Sunset
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
-34°C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c167E63S
1223 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1244 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c156E63S
1262 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 322).
- km
hy2c158E63S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c157E63S
1283 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c183E65S
1301 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 215).
- km
hy2c167E62S
1302 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c155E63S
1304 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 325).
- 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.