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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
4400
3950
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
50
NW
35
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
5
NW
20
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
40
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-27
-26
-19
-18
-19
-23
-23
-23
-24
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-32
-40
-40
-40
min °C
-28
-27
-25
-20
-21
-25
-23
-24
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-39
-40
-40
-43
 chill °C
-41
-42
-40
-29
-36
-42
-37
-34
-36
-33
-41
-40
-42
-46
-57
-58
-59
-63
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-26-23-25-27-26-26-28-31-32-32-32-33-39-42-42-44-28-27-22-19-20-24-23-24-25-27-28-29-29-30-36-40-40-42-24-24-19-14-15-20-20-20-21-22-24-25-25-27-32-37-37-38-20-21-16-9-10-16-16-15-17-17-21-22-22-24-29-33-33-34-14-14-9-2-3-10-10-8-11-11-14-15-16-18-23-27-27-28
Sunrise
11:37
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
Sunset
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, 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
-28° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
ASCATB154E63S
1239 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1240 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1241 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
1243 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1253 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
1256 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 11).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1260 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1276 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB149E64S
1290 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 24).
- 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.