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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
km/h
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-35
-35
-32
-29
-30
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-24
-21
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-34
-30
-31
-30
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
-25
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-41
-44
-46
-48
-40
-40
-40
-38
-40
-39
-35
-35
-37
-26
-24
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-39-37-37-35-35-34-33-31-30-29-26-26-26-39-40-40-37-34-35-33-31-32-31-28-27-26-22-22-22-34-35-35-33-30-31-28-26-27-27-25-24-23-19-18-19-29-29-30-28-25-26-24-20-21-23-21-20-21-15-14-16-22-23-24-22-19-20-17-14-15-16-15-13-14-8-8-9
Sunrise
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
Sunset
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-27°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
ASCATC130E63S
1778 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1854 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1876 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 148).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1910 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATC128E62S
1941 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB126E62S
1973 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATC127E62S
2002 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
2022 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 285).
- 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.