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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
50
W
70
W
25
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
15
N
35
NW
60
NW
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
10
NW
20
W
15
W
35
W
55
WNW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-34
-32
-25
-27
-27
-21
-20
-22
-22
-21
-23
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-33
-38
min °C
-35
-35
-29
-28
-28
-25
-21
-24
-25
-22
-23
-26
-27
-26
-28
-30
-36
-40
 chill °C
-56
-58
-46
-43
-44
-40
-31
-41
-43
-30
-34
-36
-36
-39
-42
-48
-57
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-30-30-31-27-25-27-27-25-26-28-31-30-30-33-38-41-35-34-27-28-28-23-21-23-24-22-23-25-27-26-27-29-35-39-32-32-24-24-24-20-15-18-20-18-20-22-23-22-24-27-32-36-30-29-21-20-21-18-11-12-17-14-16-18-18-19-22-25-29-31-23-23-14-13-15-11-4-6-10-8-10-11-12-13-15-19-22-25
Sunrise
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
Sunset
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed morning, min -35°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sat 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
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.8 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATB194E63S
1797 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC195E63S
1799 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
1808 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
1810 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB194E62S
1811 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC195E62S
1824 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SSW
(58 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1831 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB196E62S
1832 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSW
(60 kph at 204).
- 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.