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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
4900
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.4
max °C
-17
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-17
-15
-17
-20
-19
-17
-16
min °C
-19
-19
-21
-23
-24
-24
-28
-28
-25
-23
-16
-21
-21
-20
-18
-17
 chill °C
-30
-30
-33
-36
-38
-37
-36
-36
-32
-30
-22
-28
-31
-30
-28
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-37-39-40-41-42-44-45-43-41-38-40-41-40-38-38-34-34-36-37-38-39-41-42-41-37-34-37-37-36-34-34-29-29-31-32-34-34-37-38-36-32-28-31-32-31-29-28-25-25-28-29-30-30-33-33-31-27-22-25-27-26-24-24-18-19-21-22-23-24-27-27-25-20-16-19-21-20-18-17
Sunrise
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
Sunset
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu night). 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
-29°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-46°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 160).
ASCATC140E64S
1472 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1499 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1521 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1530 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1572 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1574 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 224).
- 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.