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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
4900
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
15
NNE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-35
-36
-38
-38
-39
-41
-40
-35
-34
-36
-37
-35
-34
-33
min °C
-34
-34
-36
-38
-38
-39
-43
-43
-41
-39
-34
-37
-37
-36
-34
-34
 chill °C
-47
-49
-54
-57
-57
-59
-58
-59
-53
-50
-43
-37
-45
-48
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-39-40-41-42-44-45-43-41-38-40-41-40-38-38-34-34-36-37-38-39-41-42-41-37-34-37-37-36-34-34-29-29-31-32-34-34-37-38-36-32-28-31-32-31-29-28-25-25-28-29-30-30-33-33-31-27-22-25-27-26-24-24-18-19-21-22-23-24-27-27-25-20-16-19-21-20-18-17
Sunrise
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
Sunset
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
3 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
51 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
ASCATC154E64S
1222 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC161E63S
1278 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC160E63S
1289 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
1293 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
1297 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
1299 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
1313 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 244).
- 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.