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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4650
2250
4050
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
km/h
40
NW
45
NW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-41
-41
-37
-37
-37
-36
-36
-32
-32
-33
-35
-35
-31
-28
-27
-23
min °C
-38
-41
-42
-42
-39
-37
-38
-37
-38
-34
-33
-34
-37
-36
-34
-29
-28
-26
 chill °C
-58
-62
-57
-55
-54
-49
-48
-47
-50
-48
-44
-50
-55
-53
-49
-43
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-43-44-44-41-40-41-40-39-37-36-37-39-38-35-32-30-28-38-40-42-42-38-37-38-37-37-33-33-34-36-36-33-29-28-25-34-36-38-37-33-32-33-32-32-28-28-29-32-31-29-25-24-21-30-31-34-33-29-28-28-27-28-24-24-24-26-26-25-21-19-17-23-25-28-26-22-21-22-21-21-18-18-18-19-19-18-14-13-11
Sunrise
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
Sunset
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Fri afternoon, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-31°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 330 to 120 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-44°C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC164E63S
1228 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1229 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1235 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
1242 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1243 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1247 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 269).
- 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.