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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.5
0.1
max °C
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-17
-19
-22
-24
-26
-25
-23
-24
-26
-25
-26
-23
min °C
-12
-15
-16
-16
-17
-18
-21
-24
-25
-26
-27
-24
-26
-29
-27
-26
-24
 chill °C
-15
-20
-16
-16
-27
-30
-34
-37
-39
-40
-42
-38
-40
-44
-41
-40
-37
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-34-34-34-36-39-41-43-42-40-41-44-43-42-39-27-29-31-31-30-31-33-37-39-40-40-38-39-42-40-40-36-23-24-26-27-27-27-30-33-35-37-36-34-36-38-36-36-33-19-20-22-22-23-24-27-29-31-33-32-30-32-35-32-33-30-12-14-16-16-16-18-20-23-25-26-26-24-25-28-26-26-24
Sunrise
11:00
10:52
10:44
10:36
10:29
Sunset
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44
3:52
3:59

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB198E62S
1997 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNW
(36 kph at 334).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB199E62S
2029 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB200E62S
2036 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC200E62S
2059 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 323).
- km
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB197E61S
2073 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC201E62S
2075 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
- 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.