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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
km/h
25
NW
15
NNW
40
NW
20
NW
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-20
-17
-17
-18
-22
-25
-25
-25
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-29
min °C
-14
-17
-21
-19
-18
-21
-24
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
 chill °C
-24
-29
-35
-30
-26
-30
-31
-35
-34
-34
-34
-36
-34
-33
-34
-35
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-28-25-25-26-30-33-33-33-34-35-36-36-37-37-37-38-19-21-25-22-22-24-27-30-30-30-31-32-32-32-33-34-33-35-14-16-21-18-18-20-23-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-29-29-30-10-10-17-15-13-16-19-21-23-22-22-23-23-23-24-25-25-25-3-4-10-8-7-9-12-14-16-15-15-16-16-17-18-19-18-19
Sunrise
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
Sunset
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon night). 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
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: scattered
ASCATB205E62S
2182 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 224).
- km
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB205E61S
2194 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB206E61S
2258 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB233E69S
2378 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB234E70S
2385 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
2395 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB229E68S
2405 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 194).
- 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.