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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
35
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
30
W
40
W
50
W
max °C
-27
-29
-31
-32
-32
-34
-34
-36
-38
-40
-42
-42
-42
-42
-41
-42
-42
min °C
-28
-31
-32
-33
-33
-34
-35
-37
-39
-41
-43
-42
-42
-42
-41
-42
-42
-44
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-52
-55
-54
-49
-52
-54
-55
-55
-60
-64
-65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-32-33-33-34-35-37-39-41-43-42-42-42-41-42-42-25-27-29-30-30-31-32-34-36-38-41-40-40-40-39-40-40-23-25-26-27-27-28-29-30-33-35-38-37-37-37-37-38-38-21-23-24-24-24-25-26-27-29-31-34-33-33-33-33-35-35-15-16-17-18-18-18-19-21-22-25-27-27-27-27-27-28-28
Sunrise
10:00
10:07
10:14
10:21
10:27
Sunset
4:20
4:14
4:07
3:59
3:52
3:45

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WSW 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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC181E67S
1077 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB181E67S
1088 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC185E68S
1093 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB182E67S
1095 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB185E68S
1098 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ENE
(25 kph at 72).
- km
ASCATC182E67S
1105 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB186E68S
1108 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 64).
- km
ASCATC186E68S
1122 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATB183E67S
1133 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NE
(40 kph at 45).
- 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.