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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -44°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
2400
2400
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
30
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-27
-24
-23
-21
-20
-20
-19
-22
-25
-28
-33
-37
-39
-43
-44
-43
min °C
-31
-31
-29
-25
-24
-22
-21
-20
-21
-24
-27
-32
-36
-39
-42
-44
-44
-44
 chill °C
-46
-46
-44
-38
-37
-34
-32
-26
-31
-36
-41
-52
-57
-60
-64
-67
-66
-64
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-31-28-27-26-25-24-24-27-30-33-37-40-43-45-45-46-31-31-28-25-24-22-21-20-20-23-26-30-35-38-41-44-44-44-26-27-24-22-20-19-17-17-18-22-25-28-32-35-38-40-41-41-20-22-20-18-17-16-13-15-14-19-22-25-29-31-34-36-37-37-14-16-14-12-10-9-7-8-8-13-16-19-23-24-27-29-30-30
Sunrise
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
Sunset
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34

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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 -19°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Wed morning, min -44°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

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.
4 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
2.3 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
ASCATB169E64S
1188 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1199 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1262 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1277 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1279 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 61).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1281 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 113).
- 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.