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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
2250
2250
2300
9800
2300
2250
5100
2250
km/h
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
15
WNW
25
N
30
NNW
50
NW
55
W
55
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-37
-40
-37
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-23
-17
-17
-21
-27
-29
-28
-29
min °C
-36
-40
-41
-41
-33
-29
-29
-28
-26
-25
-21
-19
-24
-30
-29
-28
-34
 chill °C
-55
-58
-62
-62
-49
-47
-45
-41
-41
-40
-33
-30
-38
-48
-48
-47
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-41-43-42-35-32-32-31-29-28-23-23-27-32-33-32-35-36-39-41-39-31-29-29-27-26-24-19-18-23-29-29-28-32-32-36-37-37-29-27-26-25-23-22-16-13-17-25-26-24-27-28-32-34-34-27-25-24-22-21-20-14-8-11-21-23-21-22-21-26-27-27-20-18-17-16-14-13-8-1-5-14-17-14-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:37
12:17
12:02
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the W by Mon 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB227E67S
2440 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB228E67S
2449 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB231E68S
2460 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NNW
(64 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB234E69S
2486 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB226E66S
2491 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB229E67S
2492 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB232E68S
2495 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the NNW
(61 kph at 329).
- 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.