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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
4150
5500
km/h
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-22
-20
-19
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-20
-23
-27
-30
-34
-34
-33
-33
min °C
-26
-25
-21
-20
-20
-16
-15
-16
-19
-22
-26
-28
-33
-35
-34
-33
-36
 chill °C
-39
-37
-31
-29
-29
-23
-19
-24
-30
-34
-40
-44
-51
-54
-52
-51
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-31-28-27-24-23-22-23-25-27-31-34-37-39-39-39-41-31-28-25-23-21-19-18-19-21-23-27-31-34-37-37-37-38-26-24-21-20-18-16-15-16-19-21-25-28-32-35-34-33-35-21-20-17-16-15-13-12-12-16-19-22-25-29-32-31-30-31-15-13-11-10-9-6-6-5-9-12-16-19-22-25-25-23-25
Sunrise
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
Sunset
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c168E63S
1221 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c167E63S
1233 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c156E63S
1243 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c158E63S
1266 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c157E63S
1273 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c171E63S
1282 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 190).
- km
hy2c155E63S
1284 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 222).
- 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.