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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -41°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5950
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
65
W
55
W
50
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-31
-34
-36
-37
-37
-35
-33
-30
-29
-29
-30
min °C
-33
-33
-29
-28
-30
-30
-32
-36
-36
-39
-41
-36
-34
-32
-29
-29
-31
 chill °C
-55
-54
-48
-44
-47
-47
-50
-56
-55
-53
-54
-47
-46
-45
-40
-41
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-32-32-33-33-35-37-38-40-41-39-37-34-33-33-34-33-32-29-28-30-30-32-35-36-38-39-36-34-31-29-29-31-28-27-25-24-25-27-28-31-32-35-35-31-29-26-25-25-26-23-24-22-21-22-23-25-28-29-30-30-26-24-21-21-22-23-16-17-15-14-16-17-18-21-22-24-24-19-18-15-14-15-17
Sunrise
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
Sunset
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue morning, min -41°C on Sun night). 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
-26° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.8 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB204E63S
2081 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2173 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 212).
- km
2184 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
ASCATB205E62S
2205 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2229 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC206E62S
2233 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 210).
- 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.