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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
km/h
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
35
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-40
-39
-36
-34
-35
-31
-31
-31
-30
-27
-27
-23
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-40
-40
-40
-38
-34
-35
-34
-31
-32
-31
-28
-27
-28
-22
-22
-22
 chill °C
-40
-48
-52
-54
-48
-41
-44
-46
-48
-46
-41
-41
-44
-33
-32
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-42-39-37-37-35-35-34-33-31-30-29-26-26-26-39-40-40-37-34-35-33-31-32-31-28-27-26-22-22-22-34-35-35-33-30-31-28-26-27-27-25-24-23-19-18-19-29-29-30-28-25-26-24-20-21-23-21-20-21-15-14-16-22-23-24-22-19-20-17-14-15-16-15-13-14-8-8-9
Sunrise
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
Sunset
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, calm by Tue 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
-24°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
ASCATB153E63S
1282 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1286 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1325 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 73).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1339 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1350 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the N
(18 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATC154E62S
1353 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1369 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 6).
- 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.