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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2350
2400
5100
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5500
4350
4550
5400
km/h
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
0
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-25
-24
-24
-26
-28
-28
-28
-32
-33
-35
-32
-28
-24
-24
-25
-26
min °C
-29
-28
-28
-24
-25
-28
-29
-28
-31
-32
-34
-36
-34
-30
-26
-24
-25
-27
 chill °C
-37
-35
-28
-24
-38
-44
-46
-46
-43
-44
-52
-56
-54
-49
-42
-35
-34
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-30-28-29-31-33-32-33-36-37-39-36-33-29-28-29-31-29-28-27-24-25-27-29-28-30-32-34-36-33-29-25-24-25-27-25-25-23-21-20-23-24-25-26-28-30-33-30-26-21-19-22-25-22-22-20-17-16-17-21-22-23-24-26-31-28-23-17-15-18-22-15-15-13-11-9-11-14-16-17-17-20-24-22-17-11-9-12-16
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 -24°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB125E63S
1883 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB126E63S
1886 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
1909 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB126E62S
1943 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB125E62S
1983 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
1988 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB124E62S
2006 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB126E61S
2036 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 216).
- 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.