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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
5000
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
km/h
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-42
-40
-38
-37
-39
-38
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-34
-30
-28
-27
-24
min °C
-43
-43
-39
-38
-39
-38
-37
-35
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-28
-27
-26
 chill °C
-55
-55
-53
-46
-48
-49
-48
-49
-48
-46
-51
-49
-47
-42
-41
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-44-41-41-41-41-39-38-38-37-37-37-34-31-30-28-43-42-39-38-39-38-36-35-35-34-35-34-32-28-27-25-39-38-34-33-34-33-32-31-31-30-30-30-28-25-24-22-35-34-29-28-29-28-27-26-27-26-24-26-25-20-20-19-28-27-23-21-23-21-21-20-20-19-18-19-18-14-14-13
Sunrise
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
Sunset
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning).

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.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATC165E63S
1248 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 316).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1267 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c158E63S
1272 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c157E63S
1281 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1286 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1287 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1288 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
1290 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1290 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- 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.