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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
4450
4450
4050
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
4850
2250
km/h
15
WNW
35
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
5
NE
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
5
W
15
E
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-26
-29
-33
-29
-22
-24
-22
-19
-17
-15
-12
-15
-17
-18
-22
-22
-24
min °C
-25
-28
-34
-34
-32
-26
-24
-23
-22
-17
-15
-15
-17
-18
-22
-22
-23
-26
 chill °C
-36
-45
-53
-53
-50
-40
-36
-36
-35
-27
-20
-23
-25
-26
-30
-30
-30
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-37-37-35-30-30-30-27-25-24-22-24-25-27-30-31-34-30-31-34-36-33-27-28-27-24-21-20-18-20-22-24-27-27-31-25-27-32-34-31-24-24-23-21-17-15-14-16-18-20-22-23-25-21-24-29-31-29-21-20-20-19-14-10-10-13-14-17-19-19-21-14-17-22-25-22-15-14-13-12-7-4-4-6-8-10-12-13-14
Sunrise
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
11:08
Sunset
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -26°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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB249E68S
2996 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 345).
- km
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3050 km N
52m alt.
26 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
3074 km N
13m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
ASCATB252E68S
3079 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 340).
- km
3082 km N
3m alt.
26 minutes ago
No weather report.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
Dewe Road Yards
3082 km N
8m alt.
46 minutes ago
10° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
Tisbury
3086 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).

* 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.