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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri night, min -45°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2400
2300
2400
km/h
40
NW
50
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
30
NW
25
N
20
NNE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-41
-42
-43
-44
-41
-39
-40
-40
-37
-36
-36
-36
-38
-39
-33
-32
-30
-29
min °C
-41
-42
-44
-45
-41
-40
-40
-40
-39
-36
-36
-37
-39
-39
-37
-32
-31
-30
 chill °C
-62
-65
-60
-61
-59
-55
-50
-53
-56
-52
-50
-53
-56
-54
-48
-48
-47
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-44-45-41-40-40-40-38-36-36-37-39-39-35-32-31-30-38-40-42-42-38-37-38-38-36-33-33-34-36-37-32-29-28-27-34-36-38-38-33-31-33-34-31-28-28-29-31-32-28-25-24-22-30-31-34-34-29-27-28-29-27-23-23-24-25-26-24-21-19-18-23-25-28-27-22-20-22-22-20-16-17-18-18-20-18-14-13-12
Sunrise
9:40
9:33
9:27
9:21
9:15
9:08
Sunset
4:44
4:50
4:55
5:00
5:07
5:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Fri night, min -45°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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
-32°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC156E63S
1239 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
1239 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1240 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1249 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1251 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1256 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the S
(59 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
1257 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 241).
- 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.