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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -45°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
4550
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-36
-38
-39
-41
-43
-41
-38
-36
-39
-38
-35
-35
-35
-37
-36
-32
min °C
-35
-37
-38
-40
-44
-45
-42
-40
-38
-40
-39
-37
-35
-38
-38
-37
-35
 chill °C
-53
-56
-58
-60
-55
-56
-53
-52
-45
-49
-50
-50
-49
-53
-52
-49
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-40-41-42-45-46-44-42-40-42-41-39-38-39-40-40-37-35-37-38-40-43-44-42-39-37-40-39-36-35-37-38-37-34-31-32-34-36-40-41-38-35-32-35-34-32-30-32-33-32-29-27-28-30-31-36-36-34-30-26-30-30-27-25-26-27-26-24-20-22-23-25-29-29-27-23-20-23-23-21-19-20-21-20-17
Sunrise
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
Sunset
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue afternoon, min -45°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC183E65S
1319 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the N
(43 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1362 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1376 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1398 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1403 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1418 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NNW
(55 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1420 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 337).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
1441 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WNW
(68 kph at 285).
- 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.