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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
km/h
40
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
30
W
5
N
20
NNW
20
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
50
W
55
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-28
-27
-27
-26
-24
-21
-23
-26
-28
-32
-32
-34
-33
-29
-22
min °C
-33
-29
-27
-27
-26
-25
-22
-25
-27
-32
-32
-33
-36
-35
-32
-27
 chill °C
-50
-43
-38
-36
-41
-39
-27
-37
-38
-32
-43
-51
-56
-56
-53
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-30-31-29-28-26-28-31-33-35-36-38-37-34-28-32-29-27-27-26-25-22-24-27-30-32-33-35-34-31-25-29-25-23-24-23-21-18-19-23-25-28-29-33-32-29-23-26-22-20-21-21-18-15-14-19-21-24-26-30-29-28-21-20-16-14-14-14-12-9-7-12-15-18-20-23-23-21-15
Sunrise
12:00
12:37
12:17
12:02
11:48
Sunset
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29
2:41

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -33°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the W by Mon afternoon).

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
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC179E65S
1238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1241 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1244 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1254 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1317 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1328 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC179E64S
1339 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1351 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1353 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 229).
- 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.