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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Fri
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
W
70
W
45
WNW
10
NNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
30
NW
10
N
10
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
NNW
50
NW
35
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NE
30
ENE
 cm 
1.0
5
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-35
-37
-37
-37
-39
-41
-41
-33
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
-35
-33
-33
-34
-32
-31
-29
-28
-30
-30
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-27
-23
-22
-23
-23
-32
min°C
-36
-37
-38
-39
-39
-42
-42
-41
-31
-33
-33
-31
-32
-33
-35
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-31
-30
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-29
-28
-27
-23
-23
-29
-33
chill°C 
-47
-49
-50
-55
-55
-61
-63
-64
-46
-46
-46
-43
-42
-51
-52
-52
-50
-50
-54
-53
-49
-50
-41
-40
-40
-42
-38
-41
-39
-42
-46
-44
-36
-36
-46
-33
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
4700
4550
2250
2250
4950
6350
7650
2300
2300
2250
2300
2400
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-38-38-39-42-42-37-31-33-32-31-32-33-35-35-34-33-34-33-31-30-29-30-30-28-28-28-30-29-28-25-23-23-26-33-33-34-35-35-36-40-40-35-28-30-29-27-29-30-32-32-30-29-31-31-29-28-26-27-26-24-23-25-26-25-24-22-19-20-24-30-29-30-30-30-31-36-37-32-24-25-25-23-25-26-29-29-26-24-26-27-25-24-22-22-21-20-19-20-21-20-19-17-14-15-19-26-25-27-26-25-27-31-32-29-20-20-21-20-20-21-25-25-24-21-21-23-20-20-18-17-17-17-16-15-17-15-15-12-10-10-14-20-18-20-19-19-20-24-25-22-14-13-14-13-14-15-18-19-17-14-15-16-14-14-12-11-11-10-9-8-10-9-8-6-3-4-8-14
Sunrise
8:56
9:03
9:07
9:12
9:18
9:23
8:29
9:34
9:40
9:45
9:51
9:56
Sunset
7:32
7:27
7:21
7:15
7:08
7:04
6:58
5:52
6:45
6:39
6:34
6:28

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -42°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP2108
227 km SSE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
42
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
- km
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 60).
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
1776 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
ASCATC233E73S
2128 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC234E73S
2160 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 262).
- km
SHIP2254
227 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
- km
SHIP3976
227 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
SHIP8252
227 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 220).
- km
SHIP7969
227 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
32
Fresh winds from the SW
(32 kph at 220).
SHIP7901
227 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 240).
- 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.