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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
4250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
9600
km/h
30
W
40
WNW
45
W
60
W
55
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
50
W
30
WSW
25
W
15
W
5
S
20
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-37
-36
-32
-32
-33
-36
-39
-39
-28
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-18
min °C
-32
-37
-37
-38
-35
-32
-34
-39
-39
-40
-39
-27
-25
-27
-24
-22
-20
 chill °C
-48
-57
-58
-61
-57
-49
-51
-57
-59
-63
-60
-41
-35
-27
-36
-37
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-39-40-40-36-35-37-40-42-42-37-30-28-29-27-26-23-32-36-37-37-34-32-34-38-39-40-34-27-25-26-23-22-19-29-32-34-34-30-28-30-34-36-37-31-24-22-23-20-18-14-26-30-32-30-26-23-24-31-33-33-29-21-19-21-18-15-10-20-23-25-24-20-17-18-24-27-27-23-15-12-14-11-8-3
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:37
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
1:53

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, calm 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
-33° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
hy2b195E63S
1798 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b197E63S
1845 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b198E63S
1880 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b196E62S
1890 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b199E63S
1916 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b200E63S
1944 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 215).
- km
hy2b198E62S
1953 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b201E63S
1977 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 210).
- 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.