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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-35
-32
-29
-31
-30
-28
-30
-30
-31
-33
-33
-33
-35
-34
-30
min °C
-38
-37
-35
-34
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
 chill °C
-51
-50
-51
-49
-36
-43
-41
-41
-40
-41
-49
-52
-54
-54
-55
-53
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
5100
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-43-42-38-36-37-37-36-37-38-39-40-40-42-42-42-40-42-41-39-36-34-35-35-34-34-35-36-37-38-39-39-39-36-38-37-35-33-30-31-30-29-30-31-32-33-34-34-35-34-31-33-32-32-29-25-26-25-25-25-27-28-29-30-29-30-30-26-27-26-25-23-19-19-19-19-19-20-22-23-23-23-23-23-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -28°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB228E64S
2729 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB232E65S
2758 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB229E64S
2764 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB233E65S
2796 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB230E64S
2800 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB236E66S
2803 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB234E65S
2806 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 263).
- 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.