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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°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
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
2300
2500
2300
km/h
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.1
max °C
-22
-24
-21
-18
-19
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-13
-11
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-23
-24
-23
-19
-20
-18
-14
-16
-16
-14
-13
-13
-9
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-32
-33
-34
-28
-27
-24
-21
-24
-23
-20
-19
-19
-12
-12
-16
-17
-15
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-39-37-37-36-35-35-32-31-29-28-27-27-28-28-28-29-40-40-37-34-35-32-32-32-30-28-26-25-23-22-24-23-25-25-35-36-33-30-31-28-26-28-26-24-23-22-19-19-20-21-21-21-29-31-28-25-26-23-20-23-22-20-20-18-15-16-17-18-17-18-23-24-22-19-20-16-14-16-15-14-13-12-9-9-10-11-10-11
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 -14°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Rain
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 330).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
ASCATB221E63S
2531 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB218E62S
2531 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NE
(12 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB222E63S
2545 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ENE
(45 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB219E62S
2558 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATB220E62S
2564 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB216E61S
2575 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB217E61S
2576 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 197).
- 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.