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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5350
4600
2250
2250
4100
2300
2350
2600
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
15
WNW
25
N
40
NW
35
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-37
-40
-38
-29
-28
-27
-27
-24
-22
-17
-17
-21
-25
-29
-30
-30
min °C
-34
-36
-40
-40
-41
-34
-30
-28
-28
-25
-23
-20
-19
-24
-28
-30
-31
-32
 chill °C
-52
-54
-59
-60
-62
-49
-46
-43
-40
-39
-36
-30
-32
-39
-44
-49
-52
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-41-42-42-35-32-31-31-29-27-23-22-27-31-33-34-34-34-35-39-40-40-32-29-28-28-25-23-19-18-23-27-30-31-31-30-31-35-37-37-29-26-25-24-23-20-15-13-17-23-26-28-27-27-27-32-34-34-27-25-23-21-20-18-12-8-12-20-23-25-24-20-21-25-27-28-21-18-17-15-14-12-6-2-5-13-17-18-17
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:37
12:17
12:02
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
3.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
ASCATC150E63S
1332 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB148E63S
1345 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1353 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1353 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1360 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1375 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1385 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 286).
- 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.