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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
5300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
N
35
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-31
-30
-29
-27
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-24
-28
-30
-31
min °C
-38
-37
-36
-37
-36
-35
-34
-30
-30
-29
-26
-25
-26
-23
-23
-26
-30
-31
-33
 chill °C
-51
-45
-43
-45
-42
-35
-34
-38
-38
-39
-33
-36
-40
-37
-33
-36
-44
-48
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri 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
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB163E63S
1279 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
1281 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
1284 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1285 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1285 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB161E63S
1286 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB160E63S
1286 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB159E63S
1288 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1289 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 181).
- 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.