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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
4750
2250
2250
5000
2250
2250
2250
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
N
5
W
10
S
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-36
-38
-39
-41
-43
-40
-36
-35
-40
-36
-34
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
min °C
-34
-35
-38
-38
-40
-45
-45
-42
-40
-38
-40
-38
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-35
 chill °C
-50
-52
-57
-58
-60
-56
-56
-42
-47
-47
-40
-50
-48
-46
-52
-50
-49
-47
Freezing level m
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
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
Sunset
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 60).
0.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
2184 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 280).
0.1 km
2412 km N
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
2628 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
ASCATB106E61S
2669 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB107E61S
2682 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB105E61S
2695 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB107E60S
2710 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 307).
- 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.