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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4850
5100
2350
2300
2250
2300
2300
km/h
25
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
 mm
max °C
-23
-25
-27
-30
-33
-34
-36
-32
-29
-28
-29
-21
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
min °C
-24
-25
-30
-32
-33
-37
-37
-34
-30
-28
-29
-28
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-36
-36
-42
-49
-51
-57
-57
-54
-48
-43
-45
-45
-30
-33
-32
-25
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-32-34-37-38-39-35-32-31-32-28-22-22-22-21-21-20-24-25-29-31-33-36-37-33-30-28-29-25-18-18-18-18-17-16-19-21-24-27-30-33-35-31-27-25-26-23-14-11-13-13-13-12-15-16-20-22-27-31-32-28-25-22-23-21-10-5-8-9-9-8-9-10-13-16-20-24-26-22-18-15-16-14-31-2-3-2-2
Sunrise
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
11:27
11:18
Sunset
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52
3:02
3:11

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW 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.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
hy2c152E63S
1320 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1329 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1331 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c148E63S
1345 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c150E63S
1358 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c153E62S
1365 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 355).
- km
hy2c152E62S
1370 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c149E63S
1373 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c151E62S
1381 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
- 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.