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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 23 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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4350
5250
4400
2250
2250
2300
2250
km/h
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
N
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-38
-36
-34
-33
-33
-33
-34
-36
-37
-39
-42
-40
-38
-36
-36
-32
min °C
-41
-42
-37
-35
-34
-33
-33
-35
-36
-38
-42
-43
-41
-39
-37
-37
-36
 chill °C
-55
-57
-49
-46
-44
-45
-48
-53
-54
-56
-55
-56
-50
-51
-49
-46
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-42-40-38-37-36-37-38-40-41-43-45-43-42-41-41-38-41-40-37-35-34-33-33-35-36-38-41-43-41-39-37-37-34-38-36-32-30-29-29-29-31-32-33-36-38-36-34-31-32-29-33-31-27-24-25-24-25-27-28-29-32-33-31-28-25-27-25-27-25-20-18-18-18-19-21-22-23-26-26-24-22-19-20-18
Sunrise
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
Sunset
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55

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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 Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -43°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

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.
54 minutes ago
-26°C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
54 minutes ago
-17°C
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: scattered
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
1.6 km
High: broken
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
54 minutes ago
-14°C
State of sky unchanged.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2103 km S
2835m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Macquarie Island
2184 km N
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
2184 km N
475m alt.
54 minutes ago
2°C
moderate rain
Rain
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
2412 km N
16m alt.
54 minutes ago
3°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).

* 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.