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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
4750
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
15
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-35
-38
-38
-34
-33
-34
-35
-32
-30
-29
-30
-32
-31
-28
min °C
-33
-34
-37
-40
-40
-36
-33
-35
-35
-35
-31
-30
-32
-33
-32
-30
 chill °C
-50
-52
-56
-49
-49
-46
-44
-35
-41
-43
-40
-39
-46
-48
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-43-44-45-42-41-42-42-40-39-37-38-40-39-37-37-39-40-42-43-39-38-40-39-38-36-34-36-37-37-34-33-34-36-39-39-35-33-35-35-34-31-30-31-33-32-29-29-30-32-35-35-31-29-30-30-29-26-25-25-27-27-24-22-23-25-28-28-24-22-23-23-22-20-18-19-20-20-17
Sunrise
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
Sunset
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon morning, min -35°C on Fri 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
-31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC166E64S
1177 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC167E64S
1181 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB159E63S
1252 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the SSE
(78 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1255 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC164E63S
1261 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
1267 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
1272 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
1275 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
1279 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 168).
- 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.