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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
NW
5
NNW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-28
-30
-31
-34
-30
-25
-22
-25
-26
-26
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-28
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-33
-35
-32
-28
-24
-26
-26
-28
-28
-30
-34
-34
-32
-29
 chill °C
-44
-40
-46
-51
-53
-50
-44
-38
-41
-40
-42
-42
-42
-44
-44
-42
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-42-43-39-35-34-36-36-37-39-40-42-43-42-42-39-39-39-40-41-37-33-31-34-34-34-36-37-40-41-40-39-35-34-35-36-38-35-30-27-30-30-30-32-34-37-38-36-34-31-30-31-32-35-31-27-23-26-26-27-28-30-33-33-32-29-25-23-25-26-28-25-20-17-20-20-21-22-23-26-27-25-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-65° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the E
(81 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2103 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
35 km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.