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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
2300
2250
2250
km/h
20
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
10
NNE
10
E
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
WSW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-36
-34
-31
-29
-28
-29
-29
-31
-34
-35
-36
-35
-34
-30
-32
-30
-29
min °C
-34
-37
-38
-33
-30
-29
-29
-30
-33
-34
-35
-39
-36
-36
-33
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-49
-48
-50
-42
-36
-37
-40
-44
-49
-50
-51
-50
-47
-36
-39
-40
-38
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-43-42-40-38-37-36-37-39-41-43-44-43-42-41-41-40-39-38-41-40-37-35-33-33-34-36-38-40-42-41-40-37-38-37-35-34-37-36-32-30-29-29-30-32-34-35-38-36-35-32-32-31-30-29-33-31-27-25-24-25-27-29-30-32-33-31-29-26-26-26-25-23-26-25-21-18-18-19-20-22-24-25-26-24-23-19-20-20-19
Sunrise
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
Sunset
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC148E64S
1299 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1299 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1305 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1320 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC146E64S
1320 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the S
(66 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
1322 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1333 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 189).
- 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.