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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2500
2350
2300
2250
2700
9800
km/h
15
WNW
5
NE
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
5
NNE
0
SE
0
S
5
WNW
15
W
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-33
-34
-31
-31
-31
-28
-25
-23
-20
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-24
-28
-30
-33
min °C
-33
-35
-34
-31
-31
-30
-26
-24
-22
-19
-18
-19
-20
-23
-26
-29
-32
-34
 chill °C
-46
-45
-45
-45
-46
-45
-40
-36
-35
-24
-18
-19
-20
-34
-42
-47
-52
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-36-34-33-31-29-27-25-23-22-23-24-26-28-32-34-36-33-35-33-31-31-29-26-24-21-19-18-19-20-22-25-29-31-34-29-30-28-26-26-25-23-20-18-16-15-15-17-20-24-27-29-31-24-25-23-21-21-21-19-17-16-12-12-11-13-17-21-24-26-28-18-18-17-14-15-14-12-11-9-6-5-5-6-10-15-18-20-22
Sunrise
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
Sunset
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29

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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 -20°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
53 minutes ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
3.8 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
ASCATC154E63S
1238 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WNW
(32 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1246 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1255 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1271 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1281 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1311 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1316 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- 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.