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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
5150
km/h
5
SE
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-35
-36
-32
-27
-26
-28
-29
-29
-31
-32
-32
-36
-35
-34
min °C
-35
-35
-37
-38
-34
-29
-26
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
-34
-36
-37
-36
 chill °C
-41
-52
-57
-58
-54
-48
-44
-45
-46
-46
-46
-46
-43
-44
-46
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-42-42-38-34-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-42-42-42-39-39-40-40-36-32-31-33-33-34-35-36-38-40-40-40-35-35-36-37-33-28-26-29-30-30-31-32-33-36-36-35-30-31-33-34-30-24-22-25-26-27-28-28-29-31-31-29-23-24-26-27-24-18-16-19-20-20-21-22-23-25-24-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 200 degs)
(35 kph at 140).
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
hy2c144E64S
1328 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c143E64S
1348 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SW
(34 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c142E64S
1372 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c141E64S
1395 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c145E63S
1403 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c140E64S
1421 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c139E64S
1447 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 240).
- km
hy2c142E63S
1457 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 238).
- 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.