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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
4600
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
55
W
70
W
30
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
45
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
WNW
5
E
20
SE
5
SSW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-25
-27
-27
-22
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-24
-25
-25
-28
-28
-28
min °C
-35
-36
-29
-27
-28
-26
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-23
-25
-25
-27
-28
-29
-33
 chill °C
-57
-60
-46
-41
-44
-42
-30
-33
-33
-28
-30
-33
-34
-35
-38
-40
-36
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-36-30-30-31-28-24-24-24-23-23-25-28-28-29-31-32-34-34-34-27-27-28-24-20-20-20-19-20-22-25-25-26-28-29-31-32-32-24-23-24-21-16-15-15-15-17-18-21-21-22-23-24-27-30-29-21-19-21-19-12-11-11-11-13-15-16-17-17-18-20-24-23-23-15-13-14-12-6-4-4-4-7-8-9-11-11-11-13-18
Sunrise
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
11:08
11:00
Sunset
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11
3:21
3:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC131E64S
1675 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1700 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1712 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1722 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
1733 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
1733 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1739 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
1745 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC128E64S
1758 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 304).
- 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.