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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2400
5000
4050
2300
km/h
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
0
NW
10
W
20
W
35
W
40
WNW
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-37
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-33
-32
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-29
min °C
-39
-39
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-36
-34
-33
-31
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-36
 chill °C
-54
-52
-44
-44
-44
-44
-45
-46
-34
-40
-41
-28
-36
-40
-44
-45
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-39-39-39-39-39-38-37-36-33-32-31-32-32-31-36-39-38-36-36-36-36-36-35-34-33-30-28-27-28-27-27-33-34-33-32-30-31-31-31-31-29-28-27-25-23-24-24-23-29-28-28-27-26-27-27-27-27-25-24-23-21-18-21-21-20-25-22-21-20-19-20-21-21-20-18-18-17-14-12-14-15-13-19
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB236E66S
2796 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB237E66S
2824 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB235E65S
2840 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATB236E65S
2885 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB237E65S
2921 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB234E64S
2923 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB235E64S
2948 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 319).
- 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.