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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
ESE
30
SE
15
SSE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
3
2
2
max °C
-27
-27
-24
-22
-19
-15
-18
-21
-23
-29
-29
-25
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-23
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-24
-20
-17
-20
-22
-27
-30
-29
-29
-25
-25
-27
-26
-24
-24
-42
-42
-40
-30
-27
-26
-33
-36
-44
-48
-46
-45
-38
-37
-39
-36
-34
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5500
6650
2250
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-31-27-25-28-31-33-35-35-33-31-32-34-33-32-32-33-33-31-28-24-21-25-28-31-33-33-30-28-29-31-30-28-28-28-27-26-23-20-16-19-22-25-30-29-27-25-25-27-26-24-24-22-21-21-19-16-11-14-16-20-25-26-25-20-21-24-22-21-21-15-14-14-12-9-5-7-10-13-19-19-18-14-14-17-16-14-14
Sunrise
8:21
8:26
8:30
8:37
8:41
8:47
Sunset
8:07
8:01
7:55
7:50
7:44
7:38

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -28°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

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
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
53 minutes ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
53 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
53 minutes ago
-12° C
-
117
Extremely windy from the WSW
(117 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
53 minutes ago
-12° C
-
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 140).
ASCATC173E74S
330 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC173E75S
337 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SE
(64 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATC174E74S
342 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC172E73S
347 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATC174E73S
348 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC172E72S
350 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 216).
- 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.