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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
5050
2300
2300
2350
2300
2300
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
15
WNW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-31
-32
-35
-36
-37
-39
-36
-30
-30
-33
-30
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
min °C
-30
-31
-34
-35
-36
-41
-40
-38
-33
-31
-34
-31
-29
-29
-29
-28
-29
-30
 chill °C
-44
-46
-51
-53
-55
-50
-49
-47
-44
-38
-34
-41
-41
-37
-38
-40
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-40-42-43-45-46-44-40-40-41-40-38-37-37-36-36-35-34-36-37-39-40-43-44-41-37-37-38-36-34-33-33-33-33-33-30-31-33-35-36-39-40-37-32-31-34-31-29-28-29-28-29-29-26-28-29-31-32-35-35-33-27-25-29-27-24-24-24-24-24-24-20-21-23-24-26-29-29-26-20-18-22-20-18-17-17-17-18-18
Sunrise
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
Sunset
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07

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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 Tue morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB168E64S
1168 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1263 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1267 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1269 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1275 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1276 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NW
(21 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
1276 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 302).
- 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.