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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
5350
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
5400
km/h
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
30
W
35
W
5
NW
20
N
20
NW
10
NNW
30
NW
55
NW
55
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-24
-28
-29
-31
-33
-36
-36
-32
-28
-28
-29
-28
min °C
-30
-28
-29
-26
-26
-24
-26
-28
-31
-32
-35
-38
-37
-34
-30
-28
-30
-31
 chill °C
-46
-36
-34
-41
-41
-35
-38
-40
-43
-50
-57
-59
-56
-53
-48
-45
-47
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-31-31-30-30-27-29-32-33-35-37-40-39-36-32-31-33-32-29-28-28-26-26-24-25-28-30-32-34-37-37-33-29-28-30-30-26-25-25-23-23-19-20-24-26-28-31-34-33-30-27-27-27-27-24-21-22-20-20-15-16-20-23-25-28-31-30-28-25-25-24-25-17-15-16-14-13-9-10-14-16-18-21-24-24-21-18-18-18-19
Sunrise
12:00
12:37
12:17
12:02
11:48
11:37
Sunset
12:00
1:53
2:14
2:29
2:41
2:52

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -38°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

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
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
1.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB151E63S
1320 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1321 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1330 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1334 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
1336 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1341 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1342 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNW
(51 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1343 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 351).
- 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.