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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
km/h
35
W
20
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
W
20
W
30
W
40
W
50
WSW
60
W
60
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-43
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-38
-31
-30
-33
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
min °C
-44
-41
-39
-39
-38
-38
-39
-39
-35
-32
-34
-34
-34
-35
-38
-39
 chill °C
-66
-58
-39
-39
-52
-52
-60
-60
-56
-53
-54
-52
-52
-54
-59
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-42-41-41-41-41-41-41-36-34-37-37-37-38-40-41-44-40-39-39-38-38-38-39-33-31-34-34-34-35-38-39-40-37-35-34-35-34-35-36-31-27-30-31-30-32-34-35-36-33-31-30-31-31-32-33-28-23-27-27-28-29-30-30-29-26-24-23-24-24-25-26-22-16-20-21-21-22-24-24
Sunrise
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.1 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-43° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
hy2c152E64S
1221 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c151E64S
1235 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c150E64S
1263 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1277 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c149E64S
1281 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1298 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c148E64S
1299 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 308).
- 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.