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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
5350
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
20
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
25
WNW
10
WNW
0
SE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-33
-34
-34
-35
-37
-38
-38
-41
-40
-37
-37
-37
-35
-34
-33
-34
min °C
-35
-34
-34
-35
-37
-38
-38
-42
-42
-40
-39
-37
-38
-38
-35
-34
-35
 chill °C
-47
-46
-49
-53
-56
-57
-58
-57
-57
-51
-49
-50
-38
-55
-45
-34
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-37-38-40-41-41-43-44-43-41-41-41-40-38-38-38-35-34-34-35-36-38-38-40-42-40-38-37-38-37-35-34-35-30-29-29-31-32-33-34-36-37-35-33-32-32-32-29-28-30-24-24-25-27-28-29-30-32-32-30-27-26-27-27-23-22-25-18-18-19-21-22-23-23-26-26-24-21-19-20-20-17-16-18
Sunrise
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
Sunset
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
1.1 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
1.0 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB199E63S
1931 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB200E63S
1963 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB201E63S
1988 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 19).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB202E63S
2020 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATB199E62S
2027 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB203E63S
2046 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB200E62S
2056 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 19).
- 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.