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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
15
WNW
15
SE
20
W
30
W
35
W
50
WSW
55
W
60
W
50
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-38
-39
-39
-40
-36
-32
-30
-33
-33
-33
-35
-36
-38
-41
-40
-38
min °C
-39
-39
-39
-40
-41
-38
-34
-32
-34
-34
-35
-36
-37
-41
-41
-40
-39
 chill °C
-52
-46
-54
-60
-61
-60
-56
-52
-54
-52
-50
-51
-50
-53
-54
-54
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-41-41-42-43-39-35-34-36-36-37-39-40-42-43-42-42-39-39-39-40-41-37-33-31-34-34-34-36-37-40-41-40-39-35-34-35-36-38-35-30-27-30-30-30-32-34-37-38-36-34-31-30-31-32-35-31-27-23-26-26-27-28-30-33-33-32-29-25-23-25-26-28-25-20-17-20-20-21-22-23-26-27-25-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
High: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-65° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the E
(81 kph at 100).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
ASCATB224E64S
2581 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the NNW
(67 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB226E65S
2582 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the NW
(62 kph at 322).
- 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.