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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 12 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 -32°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
NNW
30
NNW
55
NW
35
NW
10
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-24
-21
-22
-22
-26
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-32
-33
-36
-36
-35
min °C
-19
-22
-24
-22
-22
-25
-28
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-36
-37
-36
-36
 chill °C
-28
-38
-41
-36
-30
-35
-28
-40
-43
-42
-40
-33
-39
-43
-42
-45
-43
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-27-25-25-27-30-33-34-34-34-36-35-36-38-40-39-38-19-21-24-22-22-24-27-31-32-32-32-33-33-33-35-37-36-36-13-16-21-19-18-20-23-26-28-27-27-28-28-28-31-33-32-31-9-10-16-15-13-16-18-21-24-22-22-23-25-24-26-28-27-27-2-4-10-9-7-10-11-15-17-16-16-17-18-18-19-21-20-20
Sunrise
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
Sunset
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44

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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 -32°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Sails Ashore Lodge
3034 km N
25m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
3035 km N
24m alt.
43 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
3050 km N
52m alt.
33 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 45).
3074 km N
13m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
Dewe Road Yards
3082 km N
8m alt.
43 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
3082 km N
3m alt.
33 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
Tisbury
3086 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
3088 km N
9m alt.
58 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 155 degs) was rejected.

* 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.