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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
4150
7100
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
km/h
15
N
25
NW
40
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
60
W
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
N
50
NW
40
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-26
-29
-31
-32
-35
-30
-25
-25
-26
-19
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
min °C
-29
-30
-32
-36
-35
-33
-28
-26
-26
-25
-19
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
 chill °C
-39
-46
-51
-58
-57
-54
-44
-38
-40
-40
-30
-37
-36
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-35-36-37-34-29-29-30-26-23-24-24-23-22-22-28-30-32-34-35-32-27-26-26-22-19-21-21-20-19-18-24-26-28-32-34-30-24-22-23-19-14-15-17-16-15-14-19-21-25-29-31-28-21-19-19-16-8-9-13-11-11-11-13-15-18-23-25-21-14-12-13-9-2-2-6-5-4-4
Sunrise
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
Sunset
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11

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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 Mon night, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-25° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
hy2c152E63S
1296 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1296 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1298 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1310 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 292).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1319 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c171E63S
1322 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1323 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1326 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1328 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 288).
- 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.