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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
km/h
5
SW
5
W
25
WNW
20
NW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-40
-39
-36
-34
-34
-31
-31
-31
-29
-27
-26
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-40
-40
-37
-34
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-28
-27
-25
-24
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-40
-49
-52
-48
-43
-45
-47
-46
-46
-42
-40
-38
-35
-32
-32
-28
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-39-37-37-35-35-34-33-31-30-28-27-26-27-26-26-26-40-40-37-34-35-32-32-31-30-28-27-25-24-22-23-22-22-22-35-36-32-30-30-27-26-27-26-25-23-22-20-19-19-19-18-18-30-30-28-25-26-23-21-22-22-20-20-18-16-15-15-16-15-14-23-24-21-18-20-16-14-15-15-14-13-12-10-9-8-10-8-8
Sunrise
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
Sunset
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -40°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Mon morning). 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
-21°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
3.3 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB169E63S
1211 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1219 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1221 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1224 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1230 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1238 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1251 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1287 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 289).
- 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.