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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
km/h
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-34
-29
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-28
-32
-36
-37
-37
-37
-38
-37
min °C
-37
-36
-32
-27
-27
-27
-26
-28
-28
-29
-35
-36
-38
-39
-38
-39
-39
 chill °C
-56
-54
-50
-45
-44
-43
-41
-43
-43
-45
-54
-55
-54
-48
-47
-48
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-40-36-34-34-33-33-34-34-36-39-43-44-45-44-45-44-40-38-34-31-31-30-30-31-31-33-37-40-42-43-42-43-42-36-35-31-27-27-27-26-27-28-29-34-36-38-38-38-39-38-33-32-27-23-22-23-23-24-25-26-30-32-33-34-33-34-34-26-26-21-16-16-17-16-17-18-20-24-25-26-27-27-28-27
Sunrise
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
Sunset
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31

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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 afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE 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
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB199E63S
1938 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
1961 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
1993 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB198E62S
1999 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB202E63S
2019 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB199E62S
2031 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB200E62S
2039 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2044 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 243).
- 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.