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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
5450
2300
2300
km/h
20
W
30
W
40
W
50
WSW
65
W
60
W
50
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-38
-33
-31
-29
-31
-31
-32
-33
-35
-36
-39
-39
-41
-38
-38
-36
min °C
-39
-40
-40
-35
-31
-30
-31
-31
-33
-34
-35
-39
-39
-41
-42
-39
-38
-38
 chill °C
-56
-60
-60
-56
-52
-50
-50
-49
-51
-52
-54
-59
-58
-52
-55
-54
-53
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-41-36-34-33-34-34-36-37-38-40-42-42-44-41-41-40-39-40-39-34-31-30-31-31-33-34-35-38-39-40-42-39-38-37-35-37-36-32-27-26-27-27-29-30-32-34-36-36-38-35-34-33-31-33-33-29-23-22-24-24-26-27-28-30-31-31-34-30-29-29-24-27-26-22-17-16-18-18-19-20-22-24-25-25-27-23-22-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
Sunset
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun 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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the NE
(78 kph at 50).
5.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
35 km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
ASCATC103E62S
2726 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC103E61S
2745 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC102E62S
2760 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 285).
- 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.