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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
2400
2400
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-23
-21
-20
-18
-17
-17
-16
-21
-23
-26
-31
-34
-36
-40
-41
-40
min °C
-26
-27
-25
-22
-20
-20
-17
-17
-19
-22
-26
-29
-33
-36
-39
-40
-41
-41
 chill °C
-38
-40
-37
-32
-30
-30
-24
-17
-28
-34
-39
-46
-51
-54
-59
-60
-61
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-31-28-27-26-25-24-24-27-30-33-37-40-43-45-45-46-31-31-28-25-24-22-21-20-20-23-26-30-35-38-41-44-44-44-26-27-24-22-20-19-17-17-18-22-25-28-32-35-38-40-41-41-20-22-20-18-17-16-13-15-14-19-22-25-29-31-34-36-37-37-14-16-14-12-10-9-7-8-8-13-16-19-23-24-27-29-30-30
Sunrise
9:15
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 -16°C on Tue night, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
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 130).
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATB196E63S
1804 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB197E63S
1851 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB196E62S
1853 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB197E62S
1878 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB198E62S
1900 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
1907 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 53).
- 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.