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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
N
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
E
5
NE
0
SE
0
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.4
0.2
1.3
1.1
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
-3
-9
-9
-7
-8
-9
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
min °C
-6
-11
-11
-7
-11
-11
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
 chill °C
-14
-20
-20
-7
-17
-11
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-28-26-25-27-29-33-34-34-35-36-36-37-38-39-39-38-22-25-23-23-24-26-30-32-32-32-33-34-34-36-36-36-36-16-21-19-18-20-22-25-27-27-28-29-29-30-31-31-32-31-11-17-16-14-16-17-20-23-22-22-24-25-25-26-27-27-27-5-10-10-7-10-10-14-16-16-16-17-18-19-20-20-21-20
Sunrise
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
Sunset
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC228E67S
2403 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATB223E65S
2493 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2503 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC227E66S
2506 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC227E65S
2513 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2514 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB224E64S
2526 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC225E65S
2548 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 162).
- 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.