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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4200
2250
2250
5050
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2400
2300
km/h
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
25
E
25
E
25
E
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-32
-32
-34
-34
-33
-31
-29
-28
-28
-27
-25
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-39
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
-28
-23
-21
-21
-18
-19
-20
 chill °C
-48
-42
-34
-34
-47
-45
-45
-41
-38
-41
-40
-41
-30
-31
-31
-27
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-41-42-42-41-39-37-36-36-34-33-28-27-27-24-25-26-42-37-38-39-39-38-36-34-33-33-32-31-25-24-24-20-21-22-38-33-33-34-35-34-32-30-29-28-27-27-22-21-20-18-19-20-33-28-28-28-30-29-27-25-24-23-23-22-20-18-17-15-16-18-26-22-22-22-23-23-20-18-18-17-16-16-14-11-10-9-9-11
Sunrise
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
Sunset
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17

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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 Sat night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-25°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
2.8 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC165E63S
1214 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1220 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1227 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1230 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1231 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1239 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
1240 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 308).
- 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.