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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6650
4850
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
N
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
0
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-28
-33
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
min °C
-32
-28
-28
-25
-24
-25
-25
-27
-32
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
 chill °C
-51
-46
-46
-41
-38
-39
-39
-42
-49
-50
-47
-39
-41
-44
-41
-32
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-32-32-32-32-33-36-38-38-39-39-41-40-39-39-39-34-32-31-29-29-29-29-30-34-36-36-37-37-38-37-36-36-36-31-28-27-25-24-25-25-27-30-33-32-32-32-33-32-32-31-31-27-24-24-22-21-22-23-24-27-29-28-27-27-28-28-27-28-28-21-17-17-16-15-16-16-17-21-22-22-21-20-21-22-21-21-21
Sunrise
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
Sunset
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue 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
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
ASCATC113E63S
2301 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC112E63S
2338 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 41).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
ASCATC111E62S
2479 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2515 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB109E62S
2522 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC109E62S
2541 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 312).
- 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.