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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
4600
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
5
N
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-36
-38
-39
-38
-37
-36
-36
-35
-31
-31
-30
-31
-34
-36
-36
min °C
-35
-36
-36
-40
-42
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
-34
-31
-31
-33
-35
-36
-37
 chill °C
-44
-48
-49
-59
-64
-59
-58
-56
-57
-57
-53
-46
-46
-41
-48
-49
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-39-41-42-40-40-39-38-37-34-34-34-35-37-38-39-35-36-36-39-41-38-37-36-36-36-33-31-31-32-35-36-37-31-32-33-35-38-35-34-34-34-34-30-27-27-28-31-32-33-26-27-29-30-34-31-31-31-31-30-27-23-23-23-27-28-28-20-21-23-24-27-25-24-24-24-24-21-17-16-17-21-21-21
Sunrise
8:33
8:26
8:21
8:15
8:08
Sunset
5:39
5:45
5:50
5:55
6:00
6:06

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat afternoon, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm 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.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (83 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
ASCATC221E65S
2429 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB221E65S
2430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATC222E65S
2438 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB223E65S
2456 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 163).
- 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.