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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-31
-33
-33
-37
-36
-34
-33
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-26
-27
-35
-36
-36
min °C
-30
-33
-34
-34
-38
-38
-35
-33
-31
-28
-28
-29
-30
-27
-34
-35
-36
-42
 chill °C
-46
-51
-51
-43
-49
-49
-45
-41
-37
-28
-38
-43
-44
-40
-40
-35
-43
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-40-41-44-44-43-41-38-36-36-37-37-36-41-43-44-45-34-36-38-38-42-41-40-38-35-33-32-34-34-32-36-41-41-44-30-32-34-34-38-37-35-33-30-28-28-29-30-27-31-35-36-39-26-28-30-30-33-32-30-28-25-23-24-25-26-23-25-29-30-33-19-21-23-23-27-26-24-22-18-17-17-19-19-16-19-23-24-27
Sunrise
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
Sunset
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -42°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 100 degs)
(22 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
0.2 km
Mid: clear
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
106
Extremely windy from the NE
(106 kph at 50).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.