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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
SE
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-29
-29
-30
-27
-25
-26
-29
-31
-31
-31
-31
-33
-34
min °C
-32
-32
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-26
-27
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-33
-36
 chill °C
-39
-38
-38
-44
-46
-45
-39
-38
-37
-36
-39
-44
-44
-41
-43
-47
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
4750
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
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-40-40-39-38-38-38-38-37-35-32-33-36-39-39-38-37-38-40-37-36-36-35-35-35-34-34-32-30-32-35-36-37-36-34-36-38-32-32-31-30-31-30-30-30-28-26-27-31-32-32-32-31-33-35-27-27-27-26-27-27-26-26-24-20-21-25-26-26-28-28-30-32-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-18-14-15-18-20-20-22-22-24-26
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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
-16° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (54 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c179E64S
1265 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c180E64S
1278 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1288 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1289 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1291 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1292 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c155E63S
1293 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 170).
- km
hy2c181E64S
1294 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 292).
- 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.