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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
6600
km/h
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
W
25
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-30
-31
-27
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
-18
-23
-26
-28
-31
-34
-37
min °C
-34
-31
-31
-29
-26
-24
-22
-21
-18
-21
-24
-28
-30
-33
-36
-39
 chill °C
-46
-46
-46
-44
-39
-37
-34
-32
-25
-31
-36
-43
-49
-53
-57
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-33-31-29-27-25-24-22-24-28-30-32-35-38-40-33-31-31-28-26-24-21-20-18-20-24-27-29-32-35-38-28-26-27-25-22-21-19-17-15-17-22-25-27-29-32-35-23-20-22-21-19-18-16-14-13-14-20-22-24-26-29-32-17-13-15-14-12-11-10-8-6-8-13-16-18-20-23-25
Sunrise
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
Sunset
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -34°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
ASCATC181E65S
1273 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
1282 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NNW
(12 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1286 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB159E63S
1292 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SE
(16 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC158E63S
1293 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
1296 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
1302 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 173).
- 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.