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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
max °C
-35
-36
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-39
-38
-36
-33
-35
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
min °C
-35
-37
-36
-38
-39
-39
-39
-39
-39
-38
-36
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-38
-45
-48
-51
-57
-59
-59
-59
-59
-59
-57
-53
-43
-44
-42
-49
-49
-46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-41-42-44-44-44-44-44-43-42-42-41-41-41-41-43-39-40-39-41-42-43-43-43-42-41-39-39-38-38-38-39-41-35-37-36-38-39-39-39-39-39-37-35-35-34-33-34-34-37-31-33-33-34-36-35-35-35-34-33-30-31-30-29-29-30-32-25-27-26-28-29-29-29-29-28-27-24-24-24-23-23-24-26
Sunrise
10:27
10:34
10:42
10:51
11:00
Sunset
3:52
3:45
3:37
3:29
3:19
3:11

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue 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
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
120
Extremely windy from the E
(120 kph at 90).
1.5 km
Mid: sky obscured
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
ASCATC227E67S
2432 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB227E67S
2443 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 162).
- 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.