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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
4450
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
5
SSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
N
20
NNW
30
NW
40
W
45
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-37
-40
-37
-30
-27
-27
-27
-25
-23
-18
-17
-18
-23
-26
-26
-24
min °C
-33
-35
-40
-40
-41
-36
-28
-27
-29
-26
-24
-22
-17
-21
-27
-27
-27
-25
 chill °C
-52
-53
-60
-60
-62
-53
-42
-41
-35
-38
-37
-34
-25
-31
-44
-44
-44
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-41-43-42-37-32-31-31-29-28-24-21-24-28-31-30-28-33-35-39-40-39-33-28-27-28-26-24-20-17-20-25-27-27-25-30-31-35-37-37-30-26-24-25-22-22-17-13-14-20-25-24-22-27-27-32-34-34-29-24-22-22-20-19-14-9-9-15-22-21-19-20-21-25-27-27-22-17-16-15-13-13-7-3-2-8-15-14-12
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:37
12:17
12:02
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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
-31° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Mid: scattered
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB236E69S
2511 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB221E63S
2525 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC224E64S
2525 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB222E63S
2528 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC221E63S
2529 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC222E63S
2530 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB222E64S
2534 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- 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.