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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -43°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-32
-35
-38
-40
-39
-37
-38
-40
-39
-39
-34
min °C
-27
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-34
-38
-39
-40
-41
-38
-39
-43
-41
-40
-37
 chill °C
-36
-40
-41
-41
-37
-47
-51
-56
-57
-58
-60
-57
-59
-62
-58
-56
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-34-34-34-36-39-41-43-42-40-41-44-43-42-39-27-29-31-31-30-31-33-37-39-40-40-38-39-42-40-40-36-23-24-26-27-27-27-30-33-35-37-36-34-36-38-36-36-33-19-20-22-22-23-24-27-29-31-33-32-30-32-35-32-33-30-12-14-16-16-16-18-20-23-25-26-26-24-25-28-26-26-24
Sunrise
11:00
10:52
10:44
10:36
10:29
Sunset
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44
3:52
3:59

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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 Fri afternoon, min -39°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed night, min -43°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
0.6 km
High: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2103 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
58 minutes ago
1° C
No report.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
2412 km N
16m alt.
58 minutes ago
5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
ASCATB235E69S
2488 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB236E69S
2523 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the NNW
(63 kph at 347).
- 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.