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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6650
4850
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
km/h
70
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
25
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
5
N
5
E
5
NW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-32
-32
-34
-38
-38
-38
-39
-40
-39
-39
-39
-38
min °C
-37
-35
-35
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-41
-40
-39
-39
-39
 chill °C
-61
-59
-59
-54
-51
-50
-51
-52
-60
-60
-60
-57
-53
-53
-50
-39
-47
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-35-34-32-32-32-32-33-36-38-38-39-39-41-40-39-39-39-34-32-31-29-29-29-29-30-34-36-36-37-37-38-37-36-36-36-31-28-27-25-24-25-25-27-30-33-32-32-32-33-32-32-31-31-27-24-24-22-21-22-23-24-27-29-28-27-27-28-28-27-28-28-21-17-17-16-15-16-16-17-21-22-22-21-20-21-22-21-21-21
Sunrise
10:21
10:14
10:07
10:00
9:53
9:47
Sunset
4:06
4:12
4:19
4:24
4:31
4:37

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun morning, min -41°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (30 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB167E63S
1190 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC178E65S
1210 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1211 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1221 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1223 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1230 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1235 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- 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.