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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
3650
4950
8150
5500
4850
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
5
NNW
25
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
3
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-22
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-25
-27
-30
-33
-34
-33
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-19
-21
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-24
-26
-29
-33
-33
-35
-34
-32
-30
-33
 chill °C
-27
-32
-33
-35
-36
-35
-34
-34
-33
-37
-43
-48
-48
-47
-46
-40
-44
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-27-29-29-29-28-28-27-29-30-34-35-36-37-35-34-35-19-21-23-24-25-25-24-24-24-26-28-32-33-35-34-31-30-32-15-17-19-21-21-21-21-20-20-21-24-29-30-31-30-27-26-29-10-13-16-18-18-18-18-17-15-16-20-24-26-26-25-24-23-26-4-6-10-11-12-12-11-10-8-9-13-18-20-20-19-17-16-19
Sunrise
8:56
8:51
8:45
8:38
8:33
8:26
Sunset
5:23
5:29
5:34
5:39
5:45
5:50

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
72
Gales from the ESE
(72 kph at 120).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 340).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
Davis
2844 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC100E60S
2995 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC99E60S
3010 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 215).
- 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.