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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4400
2250
2250
km/h
40
WNW
25
NW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
25
SE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-38
-41
-39
-37
-35
-32
-32
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
-35
min °C
-38
-38
-42
-42
-39
-36
-34
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-39
-39
-38
-37
 chill °C
-58
-54
-56
-57
-52
-47
-44
-33
-39
-51
-53
-52
-53
-54
-54
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-41-44-43-41-39-36-36-36-38-39-40-41-41-41-39-38-38-42-41-38-36-33-33-33-34-36-37-38-38-38-36-34-34-38-37-33-31-29-28-28-29-32-32-34-33-33-30-30-29-33-32-28-25-24-24-24-26-29-29-29-28-27-24-24-23-27-25-22-19-18-17-18-20-22-22-23-21-21-17
Sunrise
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
Sunset
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50

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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 Mon night, min -42°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue night, min -39°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-27°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
ASCATC130E64S
1717 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1775 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1801 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1817 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
1851 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1867 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC128E62S
1893 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1912 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 235).
- 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.