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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
max °C
-25
-26
-20
-18
-19
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-27
-28
-24
-20
-24
-25
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-24
-23
-25
-25
-25
-26
-42
-44
-36
-24
-32
-34
-30
-24
-34
-37
-39
-37
-34
-36
-36
-36
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5050
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-32-32-34-36-35-34-33-33-34-34-35-36-36-36-35-34-33-29-29-31-34-33-31-30-30-30-30-31-32-33-33-32-30-30-26-24-26-29-28-28-26-27-27-27-27-28-29-29-29-26-27-22-19-22-25-24-24-23-23-25-23-23-24-25-25-26-19-21-15-13-16-18-17-17-16-17-18-17-17-18-19-19-20
Sunrise
8:41
8:47
8:52
8:56
9:03
Sunset
7:50
7:44
7:38
7:32
7:27
7:21

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
85
Severe gales from the SE
(85 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
42 minutes ago
-57° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC228E71S
2150 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB229E71S
2180 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 266).
- km
2184 km N
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).

* 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.