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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
4800
2250
km/h
25
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-17
-13
-14
-18
-19
-21
-22
-24
-22
-23
-24
-25
-28
-30
-31
-30
-27
-25
min °C
-17
-14
-18
-19
-22
-23
-24
-24
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
-30
-32
-32
-28
-29
 chill °C
-28
-19
-26
-26
-29
-30
-30
-29
-28
-36
-38
-39
-41
-44
-47
-48
-41
-37
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
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
10:36
Sunset
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44
3:52

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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 -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -32°C on Mon 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
43 minutes ago
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
96
Stormy winds from the SE
(96 kph at 130).
<100m
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
43 minutes ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC122E62S
2138 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC121E62S
2152 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC122E61S
2157 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC120E62S
2166 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB120E62S
2169 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC119E62S
2183 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 208).
- 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.