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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
4200
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
1.1
1.4
0.2
max °C
-12
-7
-3
-3
-8
-7
-7
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
-19
-24
-25
-25
min °C
-15
-13
-4
-5
-11
-10
-8
-10
-11
-13
-14
-14
-18
-23
-25
-26
-25
 chill °C
-26
-23
-10
-11
-20
-17
-13
-16
-14
-20
-22
-23
-29
-36
-38
-39
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-26-24-25-28-26-25-27-29-30-31-31-32-36-40-41-41-27-23-20-21-25-23-23-24-25-26-28-27-29-33-38-39-39-23-19-15-16-20-19-19-20-21-22-24-24-26-30-35-35-36-20-17-11-11-16-15-14-16-18-19-20-21-24-28-31-32-32-14-10-4-4-10-9-8-10-11-13-14-14-17-21-25-26-25
Sunrise
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
Sunset
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
-28° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB207E60S
2449 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSW
(27 kph at 205).
- km
ASCATC238E70S
2501 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
2540 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB216E62S
2541 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATC239E70S
2549 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB217E62S
2551 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB207E59S
2553 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 209).
- 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.