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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
5150
km/h
15
SE
20
W
30
W
40
W
55
WSW
65
W
60
W
50
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-39
-39
-35
-31
-30
-32
-33
-33
-35
-36
-37
-39
-40
-39
min °C
-40
-39
-40
-40
-37
-32
-31
-33
-33
-35
-35
-36
-38
-40
-40
-40
 chill °C
-53
-56
-60
-60
-59
-54
-52
-53
-51
-52
-51
-52
-51
-53
-54
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-41-42-42-38-34-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-42-42-42-39-39-40-40-36-32-31-33-33-34-35-36-38-40-40-40-35-35-36-37-33-28-26-29-30-30-31-32-33-36-36-35-30-31-33-34-30-24-22-25-26-27-28-28-29-31-31-29-23-24-26-27-24-18-16-19-20-20-21-22-23-25-24-23
Sunrise
10:29
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
Sunset
3:59
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24

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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 Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

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
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
56
Near gales from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 200 degs)
(56 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c161E64S
1117 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c162E64S
1130 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c163E64S
1134 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c165E64S
1155 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c164E64S
1159 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c155E64S
1173 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c162E63S
1179 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 258).
- km
hy2c166E64S
1183 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c167E64S
1184 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 255).
- 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.