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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
5
N
15
E
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
E
20
E
10
E
 cm 
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-15
-13
-15
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-11
min°C
-18
-16
-17
-16
-15
-18
-17
-17
-18
-14
-15
-15
-11
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
chill°C 
-24
-22
-24
-22
-22
-28
-28
-28
-29
-14
-23
-21
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-18
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
250
0
300
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
5600
4750
4400
4700
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
SHIP2365
75 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
ASCATC165E66S
909 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC164E66S
922 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 84).
- 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.