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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
max °C
-11
-11
-14
-15
-16
-19
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-17
-17
-10
-10
-12
-13
-15
min °C
-11
-13
-16
-16
-18
-20
-18
-15
-16
-15
-13
-22
-20
-13
-12
-13
-14
-17
-21
-23
-27
-28
-30
-33
-30
-26
-27
-26
-22
-36
-33
-24
-21
-22
-24
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
4950
2250
2250
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-31-33-35-36-35-34-33-32-32-36-37-32-30-30-31-32-25-26-28-30-32-33-32-30-30-29-29-34-34-29-26-27-28-30-21-22-24-26-28-30-28-26-26-24-24-30-29-23-21-23-24-26-18-19-22-23-24-26-23-21-22-21-19-26-26-19-17-19-20-23-11-12-15-16-17-20-17-15-16-14-13-20-19-12-11-13-14-16
Sunrise
7:48
7:54
8:00
8:04
8:10
8:15
Sunset
8:42
8:36
8:30
8:24
8:19
8:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 0 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
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
50 minutes ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Clouds dissolving.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-52° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
Precipitation within sight but not hitting ground.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
475m alt.
50 minutes ago
8° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 330).
4.0 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.