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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
25
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-33
-35
-34
-35
-35
-29
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-33
-34
-35
-33
-33
min °C
-37
-35
-35
-35
-34
-36
-36
-33
-27
-27
-30
-30
-32
-34
-36
-36
-34
-34
 chill °C
-53
-45
-35
-50
-50
-54
-56
-52
-44
-44
-47
-45
-46
-49
-54
-54
-51
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-41-41-41-41-41-36-34-34-36-37-38-40-41-42-41-41-40-39-39-39-38-39-39-34-31-31-34-34-35-38-39-40-38-38-36-35-34-35-34-36-36-31-27-27-30-30-32-34-35-36-34-34-32-31-29-31-31-33-33-29-23-24-26-27-28-30-31-32-30-30-26-24-23-25-25-26-26-22-16-17-20-21-22-24-25-26-23-23
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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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 Thu night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATB162E64S
1104 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB160E64S
1106 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB161E64S
1107 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB164E64S
1123 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1125 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB163E64S
1129 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1157 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 332).
- km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
55 minutes ago
-21° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.