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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
7500
5050
km/h
25
NW
15
WNW
5
SE
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-33
-35
-35
-36
-33
-27
-25
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-31
-33
-32
-33
min °C
-38
-35
-35
-35
-36
-39
-34
-30
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
-32
-34
-32
-35
 chill °C
-55
-47
-35
-50
-55
-58
-54
-49
-44
-42
-41
-42
-43
-43
-46
-49
-43
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-41-42-42-42-38-34-33-33-33-34-35-36-38-40-39-41-41-39-39-39-39-40-36-32-30-30-30-31-32-33-35-37-37-38-37-35-34-35-36-38-34-29-26-26-26-28-29-30-32-34-32-34-33-31-29-32-32-35-31-26-22-23-23-25-26-27-28-30-28-30-26-25-23-25-26-28-25-19-15-17-17-18-20-20-22-23-22-23
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
51 minutes ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.