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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 03 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
5
E
0
S
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-38
-39
-38
-37
-35
-28
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
min °C
-38
-38
-38
-38
-39
-40
-37
-37
-34
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-27
-27
-47
-38
-54
-55
-57
-58
-48
-48
-47
-37
-34
-35
-30
-29
-34
-36
-41
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
3950
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-23° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC172E65S
1045 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC171E65S
1067 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC170E65S
1077 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC173E65S
1084 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC169E64S
1098 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC174E65S
1098 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC170E64S
1104 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC171E64S
1111 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC175E65S
1113 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
- 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.