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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
4050
5300
9900
9700
4850
2250
2250
2300
km/h
25
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-21
-23
-26
-27
-26
-26
-24
-22
-22
-23
-28
min °C
-23
-21
-19
-17
-19
-20
-22
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-23
-22
-28
-30
 chill °C
-36
-32
-29
-24
-26
-28
-32
-36
-38
-42
-40
-40
-38
-34
-31
-43
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-23-22-22-24-26-28-30-31-30-30-28-26-26-28-32-23-20-19-17-18-20-22-24-26-27-27-26-25-23-22-26-29-19-17-16-15-14-17-19-21-23-24-24-23-21-18-18-22-25-15-13-12-12-11-13-16-18-19-21-21-20-18-14-13-18-21-9-7-6-5-4-7-10-12-13-15-15-13-12-8-7-12-15
Sunrise
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
8:38
Sunset
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34
5:39

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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 -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: few
hy2c195E63S
1778 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 78).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.6 km
hy2c194E63S
1789 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 78).
- km
hy2c194E62S
1812 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ENE
(49 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c196E63S
1821 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 70).
- km
hy2c193E62S
1826 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ENE
(47 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c195E62S
1836 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ENE
(48 kph at 72).
- 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.