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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4650
4750
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
35
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-38
-39
-41
-42
-38
-37
-39
-39
-37
-35
-34
-34
-37
-36
-33
min °C
-38
-39
-41
-43
-44
-40
-38
-40
-39
-39
-36
-34
-37
-37
-37
-35
 chill °C
-57
-60
-62
-55
-55
-53
-50
-40
-47
-50
-51
-48
-54
-54
-54
-51
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-42-43-44-45-42-41-42-42-40-39-37-38-40-39-37-37-39-40-42-43-39-38-40-39-38-36-34-36-37-37-34-33-34-36-39-39-35-33-35-35-34-31-30-31-33-32-29-29-30-32-35-35-31-29-30-30-29-26-25-25-27-27-24-22-23-25-28-28-24-22-23-23-22-20-18-19-20-20-17
Sunrise
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
Sunset
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 -36°C on Tue night, min -44°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Mon morning, min -39°C on Fri night). 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
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
2184 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
ASCATC118E62S
2206 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB115E63S
2263 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC115E63S
2268 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SW
(21 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC114E63S
2295 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 224).
- 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.