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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
 cm 
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-6
-5
-5
-15
-18
-16
-8
-7
-13
-28
-29
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-27
min°C
-8
-5
-12
-16
-21
-21
-12
-8
-27
-29
-31
-26
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-28
chill°C 
-15
-10
-22
-27
-35
-34
-22
-17
-43
-46
-48
-42
-38
-37
-38
-37
-38
-40
Freezing level (m
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2350
2300
2300
5350
2250
2250
9850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 10).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (78 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC153E65S
1080 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SW
(29 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC154E65S
1104 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
1121 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
1124 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATC152E65S
1128 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 218).
- 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.