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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri morning, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
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night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
3000
5300
4750
4250
4200
4950
2300
2250
2250
km/h
20
E
20
E
15
E
5
ENE
15
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
55
W
45
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-33
-35
-33
-23
-25
-26
-30
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-28
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-33
-34
-35
-35
-31
-25
-28
-38
 chill °C
-43
-40
-39
-37
-37
-41
-42
-42
-44
-46
-46
-48
-50
-54
-56
-50
-42
-47
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
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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 morning, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-34° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC169E64S
1192 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB169E64S
1198 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC170E64S
1200 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB177E65S
1202 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC177E65S
1203 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1206 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1207 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1207 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB171E64S
1213 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 242).
- 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.