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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 02 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
max °C
-25
-27
-24
-24
-24
-22
-22
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-29
-27
-25
-25
-25
min °C
-26
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-31
-30
-27
-26
-25
-39
-41
-40
-38
-38
-30
-38
-39
-42
-42
-44
-45
-48
-47
-41
-38
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-35-35-36-36-36-37-37-37-38-38-38-36-35-36-35-33-33-32-32-33-34-33-34-34-35-35-35-36-34-32-33-33-30-30-29-28-29-29-29-31-31-31-32-32-33-31-29-29-29-26-27-25-25-25-23-24-27-28-27-29-29-30-29-26-26-25-19-20-18-18-19-17-18-21-21-21-22-22-23-22-20-19-19
Sunrise
9:12
9:18
8:23
9:29
9:34
Sunset
7:15
7:08
7:04
5:58
6:52
6:45

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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 Sat morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SE
(81 kph at 140).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
1.2 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-57° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 80).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: clear
2184 km N
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 340).
2412 km N
16m alt.
51 minutes ago
10° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
ASCATC234E69S
2484 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 318).
- 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.