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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Mon 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 -26°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
km/h
35
WNW
25
NW
5
NW
0
SE
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-40
-35
-35
-33
-34
-34
-33
-35
-29
-26
-29
-30
-29
-31
-33
-34
min °C
-40
-38
-35
-35
-35
-34
-36
-36
-32
-28
-30
-31
-31
-32
-34
-35
 chill °C
-60
-55
-43
-44
-50
-49
-56
-56
-51
-46
-48
-48
-48
-49
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-42-41-41-41-41-41-41-36-34-37-37-37-38-40-41-44-40-39-39-38-38-38-39-33-31-34-34-34-35-38-39-40-37-35-34-35-34-35-36-31-27-30-31-30-32-34-35-36-33-31-30-31-31-32-33-28-23-27-27-28-29-30-30-29-26-24-23-24-24-25-26-22-16-20-21-21-22-24-24
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19

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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 Thu afternoon, min -40°C on Mon 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 -26°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-42° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
hy2c161E64S
1125 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c162E64S
1148 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c163E64S
1156 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 265).
- km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
45 minutes ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
hy2c161E63S
1178 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
- km
hy2c155E64S
1196 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c154E64S
1203 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 332).
- km
hy2c153E64S
1210 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 345).
- 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.