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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
3450
4700
5150
4550
4700
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
0
SSE
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-15
-18
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-18
-18
-20
-22
-26
-28
-29
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-14
-17
-19
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-23
-24
-27
-30
-30
-28
-28
-30
 chill °C
-20
-28
-29
-31
-31
-30
-30
-28
-27
-28
-33
-35
-36
-40
-30
-40
-43
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-27-28-28-28-28-27-27-26-28-29-32-35-36-34-35-36-19-20-22-24-24-24-24-24-23-23-25-27-30-33-34-32-32-33-14-16-19-21-21-21-21-20-19-19-22-23-27-29-30-28-28-29-9-13-15-17-18-18-17-17-15-14-18-20-22-24-25-24-24-26-3-6-9-11-12-11-11-10-8-8-11-13-16-18-18-17-18-20
Sunrise
8:56
8:51
8:45
8:38
8:33
8:26
Sunset
5:23
5:29
5:34
5:39
5:45
5:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 012 to 016 degs)
(30 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
91
Stormy winds from the SE
(91 kph at 130).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC167E63S
1256 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1260 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1261 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1263 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1266 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1271 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 76).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1297 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1299 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 48).
- 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.