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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
5150
5000
2300
2250
5200
km/h
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
NE
20
N
20
NW
10
W
20
W
30
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-30
-30
-30
-27
-25
-24
-21
-18
-17
-18
-20
-22
-26
-29
-33
-34
min °C
-34
-34
-31
-31
-30
-26
-24
-23
-20
-17
-19
-21
-24
-28
-31
-34
-35
 chill °C
-43
-46
-46
-46
-45
-40
-37
-38
-31
-26
-27
-31
-36
-45
-50
-54
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-33-33-31-29-27-26-23-22-23-25-27-30-33-36-38-34-32-31-31-29-26-24-22-19-17-19-21-23-27-30-34-35-29-28-25-26-25-22-21-20-17-14-16-19-22-26-28-31-33-23-23-20-21-20-18-17-16-14-10-12-16-20-23-25-28-30-17-16-13-15-14-12-11-10-8-3-6-9-13-17-18-21-24
Sunrise
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
Sunset
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: clear
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
ASCATB227E66S
2513 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2559 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 98).
- 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.