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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 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, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
NW
5
SE
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-33
-35
-35
-37
-34
-28
-26
-29
-29
-29
-32
-33
-35
-37
-36
-34
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-37
-38
-35
-31
-28
-30
-30
-31
-32
-34
-38
-38
-36
-34
 chill °C
-48
-35
-50
-57
-58
-55
-50
-44
-47
-46
-45
-46
-46
-47
-47
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-42-43-39-35-34-36-36-37-39-40-42-43-42-42-39-39-39-40-41-37-33-31-34-34-34-36-37-40-41-40-39-35-34-35-36-38-35-30-27-30-30-30-32-34-37-38-36-34-31-30-31-32-35-31-27-23-26-26-27-28-30-33-33-32-29-25-23-25-26-28-25-20-17-20-20-21-22-23-26-27-25-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
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, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, 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
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATB179E65S
1234 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1295 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1304 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the W
(79 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1309 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the WSW
(69 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1313 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the W
(78 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the W
(78 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1319 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the WSW
(77 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1325 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the WSW
(71 kph at 257).
- 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.