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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5100
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
km/h
45
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
35
E
45
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-40
-41
-40
-37
-36
-37
-36
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-29
-27
-27
-26
min °C
-41
-42
-41
-38
-38
-38
-37
-37
-32
-33
-34
-34
-35
-33
-28
-27
-27
 chill °C
-62
-61
-54
-54
-47
-47
-49
-51
-45
-45
-49
-50
-50
-49
-43
-42
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-43-44-43-41-40-41-40-38-35-36-37-37-37-34-31-30-30-41-42-41-38-37-38-37-35-32-33-34-34-35-31-28-27-27-37-38-36-33-32-33-32-31-27-28-29-29-30-27-24-23-23-32-34-32-28-27-28-27-26-23-24-24-23-25-24-19-20-19-26-27-26-22-21-21-21-20-16-17-18-17-18-17-13-13-13
Sunrise
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
Sunset
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the E by Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 250 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: broken
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
Fog at a distance.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2103 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).

* 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.