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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
2250
2350
2400
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NW
5
NNE
15
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-19
-19
-12
-13
-17
-21
-23
-26
-29
-33
-29
-25
-24
-23
-22
min °C
-22
-22
-20
-20
-16
-17
-20
-22
-24
-28
-34
-33
-31
-28
-25
-23
-24
 chill °C
-33
-31
-32
-32
-25
-25
-26
-22
-36
-43
-52
-51
-48
-45
-40
-36
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-29-26-28-30-33-34-37-41-42-38-33-30-31-31-28-28-26-25-22-24-27-30-31-34-38-40-35-31-28-28-28-25-24-23-22-18-20-22-26-27-30-35-37-33-28-26-25-26-22-21-20-20-14-15-19-22-24-27-32-33-30-27-25-23-23-15-15-13-13-8-9-12-15-17-21-25-27-24-20-18-17-17
Sunrise
12:37
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
Sunset
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52

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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 -12°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 080 degs)
(17 kph at 50).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB234E69S
2483 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB235E69S
2493 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC236E69S
2533 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB233E68S
2537 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
2544 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB237E69S
2563 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB234E68S
2566 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 236).
- 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.