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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 17 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NNW
10
NW
5
E
5
S
15
W
25
W
30
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
40
W
max °C
-26
-27
-29
-31
-30
-26
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-27
-29
min °C
-27
-28
-31
-31
-30
-29
-26
-25
-25
-25
-23
-22
-21
-22
-25
-26
-28
-31
-36
-33
-31
-38
-41
-41
-41
-42
-41
-42
-39
-37
-32
-33
-38
-39
-43
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
2300
2300
5650
5000
4450
4200
5050
5050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-32-34-34-34-31-29-27-28-27-26-25-24-26-27-29-31-33-27-28-30-31-30-28-26-25-25-25-23-21-21-22-24-26-28-30-23-25-27-28-27-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-18-20-22-23-25-28-20-21-24-24-24-23-22-23-22-21-21-18-16-17-19-21-23-26-14-15-17-17-17-16-15-17-16-15-14-11-10-11-13-14-16-19
Sunrise
9:29
9:34
9:41
9:47
9:53
10:00
Sunset
4:46
4:40
4:34
4:27
4:20
4:14

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
-18° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC125E65S
1726 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 111).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
44 minutes ago
-59° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
44 minutes ago
-5° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
94
Stormy winds from the E
(94 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB111E66S
2121 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the E
(75 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB111E65S
2138 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the E
(77 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATB110E66S
2139 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the E
(75 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATB110E65S
2157 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the E
(73 kph at 94).
- km
SHIP10007
2160 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
61
Near gales from the E
(62 kph at 100).
- 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.