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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9600
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5250
5150
2250
2250
km/h
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-27
-29
-30
-32
-33
-36
-34
-33
-32
-28
-27
-28
-28
-29
-28
-29
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-29
-31
-33
-34
-38
-38
-34
-32
-31
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-31
 chill °C
-41
-41
-44
-44
-48
-50
-41
-49
-49
-34
-32
-40
-41
-41
-44
-43
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-34-35-36-37-39-40-43-43-41-40-37-35-36-37-37-37-38-29-30-32-33-35-37-38-41-41-39-37-34-32-33-34-34-34-35-25-26-28-29-31-33-34-37-36-34-32-30-28-28-29-29-29-30-22-22-24-25-27-29-30-33-31-28-27-25-25-25-26-26-26-26-15-16-18-19-21-23-23-26-25-22-21-19-18-18-19-19-19-20
Sunrise
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
Sunset
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Mon morning). 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
-26° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-36° C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATC113E63S
2277 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC112E63S
2312 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2340 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC112E62S
2392 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 210).
- 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.