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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun night, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
W
30
W
45
W
55
WSW
55
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-39
-40
-40
-41
-41
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-36
-33
-36
-36
-36
min °C
-38
-39
-41
-41
-42
-42
-40
-39
-38
-38
-38
-37
-35
-37
-36
-39
 chill °C
-54
-56
-60
-61
-61
-59
-53
-50
-52
-56
-60
-59
-56
-57
-54
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-41-43-43-43-44-42-41-41-41-40-38-37-39-39-40-37-39-41-41-42-42-40-39-38-38-38-37-34-37-36-38-33-36-37-38-38-38-36-34-35-34-34-34-31-33-33-34-29-31-33-33-34-34-32-29-31-31-31-30-27-29-29-31-23-25-27-27-27-27-25-23-24-25-24-24-20-23-23-24
Sunrise
10:44
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
Sunset
3:44
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12

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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 Sun night, min -42°C on Tue morning). 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 -33°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
-
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(17 kph at 100).
8.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB161E64S
1118 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB162E64S
1143 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the WNW
(75 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1147 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the WNW
(66 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1155 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1162 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the WNW
(64 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC162E64S
1169 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1237 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC174E64S
1255 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC174E63S
1276 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 303).
- 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.