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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Wed night, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
4700
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
km/h
20
ENE
20
NE
10
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
SSE
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
10
SW
15
SW
30
W
15
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-31
-34
-34
-34
-34
-36
-38
-41
-43
-42
-41
-43
-41
-39
-39
-38
min °C
-30
-31
-33
-34
-35
-34
-35
-37
-40
-41
-43
-43
-42
-43
-42
-40
-39
-39
 chill °C
-43
-44
-44
-46
-42
-44
-53
-56
-59
-60
-63
-64
-64
-64
-56
-55
-57
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-32-34-35-34-35-37-39-41-43-43-42-43-42-40-39-39-28-28-29-31-32-31-32-34-37-39-41-41-39-41-40-37-36-36-23-24-25-27-28-28-28-31-33-35-37-37-36-38-36-34-32-32-19-21-20-22-24-24-25-28-30-31-33-33-32-34-32-30-29-30-13-14-14-16-17-17-19-22-23-24-26-26-25-27-26-24-23-23
Sunrise
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
10:36
10:29
Sunset
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44
3:52
3:59

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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 -30°C on Fri morning, min -40°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Wed night, min -43°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Wed 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
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB188E63S
1623 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB189E63S
1631 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 353).
- km
ASCATB188E62S
1648 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the N
(47 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB189E62S
1660 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
1677 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB191E62S
1710 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATC191E62S
1724 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 339).
- km
ASCATB192E62S
1744 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATC192E62S
1745 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNW
(38 kph at 342).
- 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.