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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
4800
2250
2300
2250
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
55
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-34
-39
-40
-39
-38
-39
-40
-38
-38
-37
-37
-34
-32
-37
-38
-38
min °C
-30
-33
-38
-40
-41
-40
-38
-40
-42
-40
-39
-39
-38
-37
-35
-38
-38
-40
 chill °C
-45
-49
-55
-57
-60
-60
-58
-59
-58
-52
-56
-57
-59
-58
-55
-56
-56
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-39-42-43-42-40-42-44-42-42-41-41-38-36-40-40-42-30-32-36-40-41-40-38-40-41-39-39-38-38-36-34-38-38-39-26-28-32-36-37-36-35-36-38-35-34-35-35-33-30-34-34-36-23-25-29-32-33-32-30-32-33-30-30-31-33-31-25-29-30-32-16-19-22-25-27-26-24-26-27-23-23-24-26-24-19-22-23-25
Sunrise
10:52
10:44
10:36
10:29
10:21
10:14
Sunset
3:37
3:44
3:52
3:59
4:06
4:12

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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 Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the W by Thu 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
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.7 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
2184 km N
475m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
ASCATC116E62S
2280 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ENE
(27 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC115E62S
2356 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC115E61S
2369 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 2).
- km
ASCATC114E62S
2393 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 359).
- km
2412 km N
16m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 260).
ASCATC113E62S
2418 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC112E62S
2444 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC114E61S
2470 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 282).
- 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.