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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2350
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
3300
5250
4500
3850
4100
4500
2250
km/h
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
5
NE
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-28
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
-36
-33
-24
min °C
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
-28
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-35
-30
 chill °C
-43
-43
-41
-40
-38
-39
-42
-41
-41
-42
-42
-45
-47
-52
-55
-56
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -28°C on Thu morning, min -30°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -36°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

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
-36° C
light snow
Light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
58 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB242E67S
2887 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB243E67S
2905 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATB242E66S
2977 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATB246E67S
2999 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB243E66S
3004 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 25).
- km
ASCATB247E67S
3018 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB244E66S
3031 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB241E65S
3034 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 25).
- 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.