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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
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night
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
10
E
5
SW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-16
-15
-14
-17
-15
-15
-18
-15
-15
-16
-11
-10
-13
-14
-13
-18
-19
-18
-18
min°C
-17
-15
-15
-18
-15
-15
-19
-16
-15
-18
-13
-11
-17
-14
-15
-22
-20
-18
-21
chill°C 
-24
-22
-23
-27
-22
-23
-30
-26
-24
-28
-20
-14
-22
-19
-23
-34
-31
-28
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
5000
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

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

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 1000 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
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
54 minutes ago
-32° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
54 minutes ago
-10° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
54 minutes ago
-13° C
-
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
54 minutes ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC133E63S
1715 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 213).
- 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.