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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2400
2300
2300
2300
2350
2350
km/h
5
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-36
-34
-34
-31
-31
-31
-28
-27
-23
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
min °C
-39
-37
-34
-34
-33
-31
-31
-31
-28
-25
-23
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
 chill °C
-48
-51
-47
-43
-44
-45
-46
-46
-42
-37
-35
-29
-29
-28
-27
-22
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-36-37-35-34-33-32-30-28-25-24-25-25-25-26-26-39-37-34-34-32-31-31-30-28-24-22-20-21-21-21-22-22-35-33-30-30-28-26-26-26-24-21-19-17-18-17-18-18-19-30-28-25-26-23-21-21-22-20-18-17-13-14-13-14-15-16-23-22-19-19-16-14-15-15-14-11-10-6-8-7-8-8-9
Sunrise
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 -27°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs)
(28 kph at 150).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: scattered
2184 km N
475m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 300).
2412 km N
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
5°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
ASCATB221E64S
2499 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2519 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 78).
- 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.