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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4400
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
40
NW
20
NW
5
E
15
ENE
5
NE
0
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-15
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
min °C
-22
-14
-16
-21
-19
-18
-21
-23
-26
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-35
-23
-27
-35
-30
-23
-28
-23
-26
-33
-33
-37
-36
-30
-31
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-25-28-25-25-27-30-33-34-34-35-36-37-38-39-23-19-21-25-22-23-24-27-30-31-32-32-34-35-36-37-19-14-16-20-19-18-20-22-26-27-27-28-30-30-31-33-17-9-10-16-15-14-16-18-22-23-22-24-25-25-27-28-11-3-4-10-9-7-9-12-16-16-16-17-19-18-20-22
Sunrise
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
Sunset
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-29° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
2.4 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB157E63S
1298 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
1334 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
1392 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
1393 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
1395 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
1396 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
1396 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
1396 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 8).
- 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.