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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Mon night, min -42°C on Sun 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 -29°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4800
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
25
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-40
-38
-36
-34
-33
-33
-33
-35
-39
-40
-42
-38
-34
-32
-31
-30
-29
min °C
-38
-41
-42
-38
-35
-34
-33
-34
-38
-40
-41
-43
-41
-35
-33
-32
-30
-31
 chill °C
-55
-55
-57
-50
-45
-44
-47
-50
-58
-61
-59
-58
-56
-47
-43
-46
-40
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-40-43-43-40-38-37-36-37-40-43-44-45-42-38-36-35-34-34-38-41-40-37-35-34-33-34-37-40-41-43-40-35-33-32-30-30-34-37-36-32-30-28-28-30-33-36-37-39-36-30-27-26-25-25-29-33-31-27-24-24-25-26-29-32-33-35-32-26-24-21-20-20-23-26-25-20-18-17-18-20-23-25-26-28-25-20-17-15-13-13
Sunrise
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:40
9:33
9:27
Sunset
4:24
4:31
4:37
4:44
4:50
4:55

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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 Mon night, min -42°C on Sun 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 -29°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB167E64S
1154 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1163 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 347).
- km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB166E64S
1167 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB164E64S
1172 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1177 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
1182 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB164E63S
1183 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATB165E63S
1190 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 351).
- 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.