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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
2400
2350
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-24
-22
-24
-28
-33
-34
-33
-32
-34
-34
-31
-29
-26
-22
-21
-19
-18
min °C
-25
-24
-23
-26
-31
-36
-36
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-30
-27
-25
-23
-20
-19
 chill °C
-38
-36
-33
-31
-43
-48
-47
-43
-50
-52
-53
-51
-45
-40
-34
-29
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-32-35-40-41-39-39-40-40-39-36-34-31-30-28-27-28-27-27-29-34-39-39-37-37-38-38-36-34-31-28-27-25-23-25-24-23-25-30-35-35-33-33-34-34-32-30-27-24-22-20-19-22-21-20-22-25-30-30-28-28-29-29-28-25-22-20-17-15-16-15-15-14-15-19-24-23-22-21-23-23-21-19-16-13-11-9-9
Sunrise
8:45
8:38
8:33
8:26
8:21
8:15
Sunset
5:34
5:39
5:45
5:50
5:55
6:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
87
Stormy winds from the SE
(87 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB175E64S
1200 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1202 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1204 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NE
(51 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1209 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1219 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
1232 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the N
(36 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1233 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 36).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1253 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 40).
- 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.