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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
3700
4700
2300
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-15
-12
-12
-11
-11
-12
-16
-20
-22
-23
-25
-24
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-17
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
-14
-18
-21
-22
-24
-27
-26
-23
-21
-19
-19
-23
 chill °C
-24
-23
-22
-19
-16
-18
-23
-29
-33
-34
-38
-42
-40
-36
-33
-30
-27
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
8:38
Sunset
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34
5:39

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat 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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(20 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB182E65S
1232 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1254 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1263 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1269 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1269 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1274 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SE
(25 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1276 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 131).
- 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.