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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
15
W
15
W
25
W
40
W
40
W
60
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-40
-42
-39
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-38
-37
-32
-32
-33
-33
-35
-35
-33
min °C
-39
-41
-44
-42
-39
-39
-39
-38
-37
-39
-39
-34
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
 chill °C
-57
-60
-64
-59
-47
-39
-52
-52
-53
-60
-60
-54
-53
-52
-52
-51
-49
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-45-43-42-42-41-41-40-41-40-36-35-36-37-38-38-37-39-41-43-41-39-39-39-38-37-39-38-33-33-33-34-35-35-34-36-37-40-38-35-35-35-35-34-36-36-31-29-29-30-32-31-30-31-33-35-33-31-30-31-31-31-33-33-28-26-26-27-29-29-27-25-26-29-27-24-23-24-24-25-26-27-21-19-20-21-23-22-21
Sunrise
10:44
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
Sunset
3:44
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 -37°C on Wed night, min -44°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, calm 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
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
126
Extremely windy from the E
(126 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
ASCATC117E62S
2222 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WNW
(29 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC116E63S
2238 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC116E62S
2247 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2255 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB114E63S
2259 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 316).
- 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.