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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
5
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
7
10
1
max °C
-9
-8
-13
-11
-11
-12
-13
-17
-16
-16
-21
-21
-21
-24
-26
-26
-25
min °C
-10
-14
-14
-11
-13
-12
-15
-18
-17
-18
-22
-21
-22
-27
-27
-26
-27
-16
-22
-19
-19
-24
-20
-21
-28
-29
-32
-37
-36
-37
-44
-44
-42
-43
450
300
0
350
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2400
2300
2250
2300
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-23-21-21-22-23-25-27-27-28-29-30-32-33-33-31-15-16-20-17-18-19-21-23-23-23-26-26-27-30-31-31-29-10-11-14-11-12-12-14-18-17-17-22-21-22-26-27-26-26-4-7-8-4-6-6-7-14-11-11-17-17-16-21-22-21-2330-2201-1-7-5-5-11-10-10-15-15-15-17
Sunrise
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
Sunset
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 2000 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
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 357 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3652
382 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
33
Fresh winds from the S
(34 kph at 180).
- km
Mcmurdo
440 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB182E75S
599 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB182E74S
608 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB183E76S
622 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 280).
- 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.