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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
5100
2350
2300
2250
2300
2300
km/h
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-18
-21
-26
-29
-31
-27
-23
-21
-22
-18
-8
-5
-6
-9
-9
-7
min °C
-17
-16
-21
-23
-27
-32
-33
-29
-26
-23
-23
-24
-12
-5
-9
-9
-9
-8
 chill °C
-25
-20
-28
-35
-42
-49
-50
-45
-40
-36
-37
-38
-21
-10
-16
-12
-9
-8
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-32-34-37-38-39-35-32-31-32-28-22-22-22-21-21-20-24-25-29-31-33-36-37-33-30-28-29-25-18-18-18-18-17-16-19-21-24-27-30-33-35-31-27-25-26-23-14-11-13-13-13-12-15-16-20-22-27-31-32-28-25-22-23-21-10-5-8-9-9-8-9-10-13-16-20-24-26-22-18-15-16-14-31-2-3-2-2
Sunrise
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
Sunset
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -33°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
ASCATB169E62S
1319 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1320 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1321 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
1329 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1337 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
1339 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
1340 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
1340 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
1341 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 308).
- 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.