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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2250
3650
4550
2300
2250
2300
km/h
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
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Snowflake cm
3
3
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-21
-22
-25
-26
-26
-24
-23
-22
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-20
-18
-17
-18
-20
-22
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-24
-25
-24
-24
 chill °C
-31
-28
-24
-25
-28
-32
-34
-36
-38
-38
-38
-35
-32
-34
-35
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-22-24-26-27-30-30-30-29-27-27-27-27-26-19-18-17-18-20-22-23-25-26-26-25-23-23-25-24-24-16-15-15-15-16-19-20-22-23-23-22-20-19-20-20-21-13-12-13-12-13-15-16-18-20-20-19-16-15-16-17-18-6-5-6-5-6-9-9-12-13-14-12-10-8-9-10-12
Sunrise
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
8:38
Sunset
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34
5:39

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu 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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Snow
Wind obs. (30 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
ASCATC166E63S
1285 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
1287 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 141).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1288 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1294 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
1297 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1299 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1304 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 169).
- 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.