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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
2250
2250
5050
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2400
2300
km/h
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
10
NNW
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
E
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-40
-37
-37
-39
-39
-37
-35
-34
-32
-32
-31
-29
-24
-23
-22
-20
-21
-21
min °C
-43
-37
-39
-39
-39
-39
-37
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-26
-24
-25
-20
-21
-22
 chill °C
-55
-50
-47
-39
-50
-52
-54
-49
-47
-49
-48
-48
-38
-37
-38
-32
-34
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-40-41-42-42-41-39-37-36-36-34-33-28-27-27-24-25-26-42-37-38-39-39-38-36-34-33-33-32-31-25-24-24-20-21-22-38-33-33-34-35-34-32-30-29-28-27-27-22-21-20-18-19-20-33-28-28-28-30-29-27-25-24-23-23-22-20-18-17-15-16-18-26-22-22-22-23-23-20-18-18-17-16-16-14-11-10-9-9-11
Sunrise
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
Sunset
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -43°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -33°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
3 hours ago
-34°C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (61 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.5 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).
ASCATB181E64S
1281 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1283 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1289 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1291 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1310 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1312 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1313 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 262).
- 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.