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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4900
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
km/h
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
20
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-35
-34
-33
-34
-35
-37
-38
-39
-41
-40
-39
-38
-38
-34
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-38
-35
-34
-33
-35
-37
-37
-38
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-38
-37
-33
-31
-31
 chill °C
-50
-47
-47
-48
-52
-56
-56
-58
-57
-55
-50
-48
-51
-53
-47
-43
-39
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-38-37-36-38-39-40-41-43-44-43-42-42-41-39-37-35-35-37-35-34-33-35-36-37-38-41-41-40-39-38-38-36-33-31-31-32-30-29-29-30-31-33-34-37-37-35-35-33-32-30-27-26-25-27-24-25-25-27-28-30-30-33-32-31-29-27-26-26-22-21-21-21-18-18-19-20-21-23-24-26-26-24-22-20-20-19-15-14-15
Sunrise
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
Sunset
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Tue morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Thu morning). 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
-27°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (26 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
9.0 km
ASCATB126E63S
1905 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB126E62S
1940 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
1987 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB125E62S
1990 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB124E62S
2004 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 236).
- km
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB123E63S
2020 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB122E63S
2029 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 220).
- 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.