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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
5100
2350
2300
2250
2300
2300
km/h
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
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Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-23
-26
-29
-31
-34
-30
-26
-24
-25
-19
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-11
min °C
-20
-21
-25
-28
-30
-35
-35
-31
-28
-25
-26
-26
-15
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
 chill °C
-29
-27
-34
-42
-47
-54
-54
-48
-43
-38
-41
-42
-25
-20
-22
-18
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-32-34-37-38-39-35-32-31-32-28-22-22-22-21-21-20-24-25-29-31-33-36-37-33-30-28-29-25-18-18-18-18-17-16-19-21-24-27-30-33-35-31-27-25-26-23-14-11-13-13-13-12-15-16-20-22-27-31-32-28-25-22-23-21-10-5-8-9-9-8-9-10-13-16-20-24-26-22-18-15-16-14-31-2-3-2-2
Sunrise
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
Sunset
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
-28° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
10.0 km
ASCATB180E64S
1311 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1393 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1394 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1399 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1406 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB182E63S
1408 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB181E63S
1414 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC183E63S
1418 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB183E63S
1423 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 316).
- 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.