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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-30
-36
-37
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-34
-34
-35
-34
-29
-30
-31
-33
min °C
-26
-29
-35
-36
-38
-37
-35
-38
-39
-36
-34
-35
-36
-36
-31
-31
-31
-35
 chill °C
-40
-43
-51
-52
-56
-56
-53
-56
-55
-47
-50
-52
-56
-56
-49
-49
-49
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-39-42-43-42-41-42-44-43-41-41-41-39-36-38-38-40-30-32-36-40-41-40-39-40-41-40-38-38-39-37-33-35-35-38-26-28-33-36-38-36-35-37-38-35-34-35-36-35-30-31-31-34-23-25-29-32-33-32-31-32-33-31-30-32-33-32-26-26-27-30-17-18-22-25-27-26-25-26-27-24-24-25-26-26-20-19-21-24
Sunrise
10:52
10:44
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
Sunset
3:37
3:44
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12

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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 Sun morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 300).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
ASCATC112E62S
2427 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC112E61S
2454 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATC111E61S
2487 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC110E61S
2521 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- 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.