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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5550
3900
4250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
7450
km/h
50
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
0
NNE
0
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-21
-23
-24
-18
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-17
-21
-22
-24
-26
-27
-28
min °C
-32
-25
-25
-25
-24
-14
-16
-17
-15
-17
-20
-22
-24
-26
-26
-27
-29
 chill °C
-52
-39
-40
-40
-38
-23
-27
-28
-20
-25
-28
-22
-29
-31
-35
-39
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-29-30-31-28-24-24-24-24-23-25-29-31-32-33-34-35-33-27-28-29-24-20-21-21-20-20-22-26-28-29-30-31-32-31-23-24-25-21-14-15-17-15-17-19-22-23-25-26-27-29-28-20-20-21-18-10-11-13-11-13-15-18-19-22-22-24-26-22-14-14-15-12-4-4-6-4-7-8-12-13-15-15-18-20
Sunrise
11:37
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
Sunset
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29

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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 -14°C on Wed morning, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -29°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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
-30° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
ASCATB202E62S
2114 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB203E62S
2130 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB204E62S
2177 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
- km
Macquarie Island
2184 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB205E62S
2186 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB202E61S
2208 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB203E61S
2232 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB204E61S
2270 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB205E61S
2286 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 204).
- 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.