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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
4800
km/h
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-25
-26
-27
-27
-26
-29
-33
-37
-37
-38
-35
-35
-35
-36
-39
-37
-29
min °C
-25
-27
-27
-27
-28
-30
-35
-39
-38
-38
-36
-36
-35
-39
-40
-38
-35
 chill °C
-37
-41
-42
-40
-33
-40
-50
-54
-52
-52
-47
-55
-53
-54
-55
-56
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-31-31-32-35-39-39-40-38-38-38-40-42-39-34-25-27-27-27-27-30-34-38-38-38-36-36-35-38-40-38-32-22-23-24-24-23-26-31-35-34-34-32-32-31-34-36-35-29-19-21-21-21-20-22-26-30-30-29-28-27-27-29-31-30-25-12-14-15-14-13-15-19-23-24-23-21-20-20-22-24-24-19
Sunrise
8:45
8:38
8:33
8:26
8:21
Sunset
5:29
5:34
5:39
5:45
5:50
5:55

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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 -25°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(33 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
48 minutes ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SE
(78 kph at 130).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c175E64S
1234 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c174E64S
1246 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
- km
hy2c167E63S
1251 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 72).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1262 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
- km
hy2c178E64S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 55).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
- km
hy2c177E64S
1275 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 62).
- km
hy2c168E63S
1278 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 70).
- 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.