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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
km/h
25
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-35
-37
-34
-34
-33
-30
-28
-26
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-29
-30
-32
min °C
-36
-37
-37
-34
-33
-32
-29
-27
-25
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-28
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-52
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
-44
-42
-39
-33
-29
-24
-24
-30
-41
-46
-47
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-36-34-33-31-29-27-24-22-22-24-24-25-27-30-31-33-33-35-33-31-30-29-26-24-21-18-18-20-20-20-23-26-28-30-29-30-28-26-26-25-23-21-18-15-14-15-15-16-20-24-26-29-24-25-23-21-21-21-19-18-15-12-10-10-10-11-17-21-23-27-18-18-17-15-14-15-13-11-9-5-3-4-4-5-10-15-17-20
Sunrise
9:21
9:15
9:08
9:03
8:56
8:51
Sunset
5:00
5:07
5:13
5:17
5:23
5:29

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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 -23°C on Mon night, min -37°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC177E76S
480 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 285).
- km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB169E64S
1175 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB168E64S
1191 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1199 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1204 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1205 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB170E63S
1222 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1259 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NW
(34 kph at 311).
- 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.