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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
4600
3950
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-33
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-39
-36
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
 chill °C
-59
-55
-51
-49
-49
-50
-49
-43
-40
-40
-41
-43
-41
-40
-40
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-41-40-38-38-37-38-38-38-40-40-40-40-40-41-42-41-39-37-36-35-35-35-35-35-37-37-37-37-37-38-39-38-36-34-34-33-33-32-31-31-32-33-33-32-32-33-34-34-32-31-31-30-31-30-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-28-29-27-25-24-24-24-24-23-21-20-21-21-21-21-20-21-23
Sunrise
8:26
8:21
8:15
8:08
8:03
Sunset
5:50
5:55
6:00
6:06
6:10

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -34°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
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC133E64S
1638 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the E
(53 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1673 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC131E64S
1707 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1714 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1729 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
1737 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
1753 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
1759 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1782 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
- 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.