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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
5350
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
0
S
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
0
N
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-23
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-30
-25
-25
-26
-25
-22
-21
-23
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-27
-29
-30
-30
-34
-33
-30
-29
-26
-28
-28
-24
-23
-26
 chill °C
-24
-37
-37
-41
-44
-45
-44
-43
-42
-39
-37
-26
-37
-42
-35
-29
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
Sunset
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 160).
0.4 km
Mid: clear
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
9.0 km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: overcast
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
2184 km N
6m alt.
50 minutes ago
2°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
lightning
2249 km N
0m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
2412 km N
16m alt.
50 minutes ago
9°C
-
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).

* 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.