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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
10
NW
0
SSE
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-39
-35
-34
-34
-35
-34
-33
-36
-33
-28
-28
-28
-28
-32
-32
-32
min °C
-37
-41
-39
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-36
-35
-30
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-35
 chill °C
-55
-60
-56
-45
-45
-51
-51
-52
-56
-54
-48
-46
-46
-47
-47
-47
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-45-42-42-42-41-41-40-41-39-35-35-35-36-38-39-41-40-43-41-39-39-39-39-37-39-36-33-32-32-34-36-36-38-37-40-37-35-35-35-35-34-36-34-29-28-29-30-32-32-34-33-35-33-31-30-31-31-31-33-32-26-25-25-27-29-29-30-26-29-26-24-24-25-25-24-26-25-20-18-19-21-23-22-24
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
Sunset
3:44
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Wed night, min -41°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
High: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (94 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
7° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
ASCATB221E63S
2607 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB222E63S
2616 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
- 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.