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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
7500
5050
km/h
20
WNW
10
W
15
SE
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
50
W
60
W
60
W
50
W
45
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-40
-39
-38
-39
-38
-38
-35
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
-32
-33
-34
-37
-36
-37
min °C
-41
-39
-39
-39
-39
-41
-37
-33
-30
-30
-30
-32
-32
-33
-36
-37
-37
-39
 chill °C
-58
-50
-47
-54
-58
-62
-58
-54
-51
-49
-48
-48
-48
-49
-53
-54
-52
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-41-42-42-42-38-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-38-40-39-41-41-39-39-39-39-40-36-32-30-30-30-31-32-33-35-37-37-38-37-35-34-35-36-38-34-29-26-26-26-28-29-30-32-34-32-34-33-31-29-32-32-35-31-26-22-23-23-25-26-27-28-30-28-30-26-25-23-25-26-28-25-19-15-17-17-18-20-20-22-23-22-23
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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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 Thu night, min -41°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
-30° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
50 minutes ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 220).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC148E64S
1266 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the W
(66 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1268 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC146E64S
1293 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC145E64S
1302 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
1308 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB144E64S
1317 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 260).
- 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.