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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4500
5150
km/h
40
W
35
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-33
-34
-36
-37
-40
-37
-35
-32
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-31
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
-41
-40
-36
-33
-32
-32
-33
-34
-33
-34
-38
 chill °C
-49
-51
-51
-55
-57
-51
-55
-54
-46
-44
-44
-46
-49
-52
-50
-49
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-36-36-37-39-40-43-41-39-37-35-35-36-37-37-38-40-31-32-33-35-37-38-41-39-36-33-32-32-33-34-33-34-36-26-28-29-31-33-33-37-34-31-28-27-27-29-30-29-29-30-22-24-26-27-29-29-32-29-25-23-23-24-25-26-25-25-26-16-18-19-21-23-23-25-22-19-16-16-17-19-20-19-18-20
Sunrise
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
Sunset
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -41°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SE
(65 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c181E64S
1300 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
- km
hy2c176E63S
1313 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c170E63S
1315 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c175E63S
1315 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c171E63S
1317 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c182E64S
1317 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 208).
- km
hy2c174E63S
1318 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 250).
- km
hy2c177E63S
1318 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 102).
- 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.