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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4600
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2350
2300
2400
km/h
10
NW
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-35
-36
-33
-30
-29
-26
-26
-26
-26
-24
-23
-20
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-33
-36
-35
-36
-35
-31
-31
-31
-26
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-20
-21
-21
 chill °C
-44
-36
-41
-47
-49
-43
-38
-38
-39
-41
-40
-33
-35
-34
-26
-28
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-42-43-40-38-38-36-34-34-33-31-30-30-27-27-27-37-39-40-40-38-35-35-33-31-32-31-28-28-25-23-23-24-33-34-35-36-34-31-30-29-26-27-27-25-24-22-20-21-21-28-29-30-31-29-26-26-24-21-21-22-22-20-19-17-18-17-22-22-23-24-23-19-19-18-14-15-16-16-14-13-10-11-11
Sunrise
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
Sunset
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the N.(Wind varies from 240 to 020 degs)
(50 kph at 350).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c167E63S
1224 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c165E63S
1233 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c156E63S
1244 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 238).
- km
hy2c166E63S
1248 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1265 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1265 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 301).
- km
hy2c158E63S
1268 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WNW
(45 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1269 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 235).
- km
hy2c157E63S
1275 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 262).
- 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.