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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
30
WNW
55
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-40
-39
-35
-33
-35
-34
-33
-34
-35
-35
-37
-37
-38
-39
-38
-35
min °C
-42
-41
-39
-37
-34
-35
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-39
-36
 chill °C
-57
-56
-57
-56
-47
-50
-48
-48
-47
-42
-55
-60
-61
-63
-62
-62
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
5100
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-43-42-38-36-37-37-36-37-38-39-40-40-42-42-42-40-42-41-39-36-34-35-35-34-34-35-36-37-38-39-39-39-36-38-37-35-33-30-31-30-29-30-31-32-33-34-34-35-34-31-33-32-32-29-25-26-25-25-25-27-28-29-30-29-30-30-26-27-26-25-23-19-19-19-19-19-20-22-23-23-23-23-23-20
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -33°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WNW 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB181E64S
1377 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1391 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1423 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB178E63S
1427 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1444 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB179E63S
1445 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB185E64S
1452 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB180E63S
1462 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1482 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- 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.