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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4000
2300
2300
km/h
15
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
60
W
55
W
35
W
35
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-27
-28
-31
-34
-36
-38
-38
-35
-31
-30
-31
-28
-26
-26
-23
min °C
-26
-27
-29
-34
-36
-37
-39
-39
-36
-33
-31
-31
-31
-27
-27
-25
 chill °C
-40
-44
-43
-50
-54
-58
-60
-61
-59
-54
-48
-48
-52
-45
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-33-35-37-39-39-36-32-31-31-30-27-27-24-22-24-26-30-32-34-36-37-34-30-28-28-27-24-24-21-17-20-22-26-28-30-34-35-32-28-25-24-24-21-21-19-14-16-18-21-24-27-31-32-29-25-22-21-22-18-17-16-7-10-11-15-17-21-24-25-23-18-16-14-16-11-11-9
Sunrise
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
Sunset
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
hy2c178E64S
1298 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1298 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c150E63S
1300 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1307 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1315 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1318 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 352).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1329 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1329 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c154E62S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 352).
- 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.