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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
5350
km/h
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
35
W
45
W
40
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-23
-23
-19
-18
-17
-18
-20
-22
-25
-29
-32
-35
-34
-33
-31
min °C
-29
-25
-23
-21
-18
-18
-20
-21
-24
-27
-30
-34
-36
-35
-34
-32
 chill °C
-44
-38
-36
-32
-27
-24
-27
-30
-36
-41
-48
-53
-55
-52
-50
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-24-22-22-23-25-27-30-33-36-38-38-36-35-28-24-23-20-18-18-19-21-23-26-30-33-36-35-34-32-24-21-20-17-16-16-16-18-21-24-27-31-34-32-31-28-20-17-16-14-14-13-12-15-19-22-24-28-31-30-28-25-13-11-10-8-7-6-6-9-13-16-18-22-25-23-21-19
Sunrise
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
8:45
Sunset
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29
5:34

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

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
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
ASCATC145E63S
1460 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1481 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC143E63S
1505 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1527 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1531 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC144E62S
1533 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB142E62S
1543 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB141E63S
1546 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 309).
- 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.