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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
5
NW
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-11
-7
-5
-6
min °C
-18
-18
-20
-19
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-16
-15
-17
-15
-13
-13
-8
-5
-7
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-27
-29
-28
-26
-29
-27
-24
-24
-16
-11
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
850
650
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
5650
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-29-28-28-27-27-25-24-24-23-21-20-18-15-13-15-24-24-25-25-25-24-24-23-21-20-20-20-18-18-15-12-10-12-18-18-20-19-18-19-18-17-17-16-15-17-15-13-12-8-5-7-12-11-15-13-11-14-12-11-14-11-10-13-10-8-9-4-1-2-6-5-8-6-5-8-5-5-7-4-4-7-3-2-2365
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 -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP4998
445 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 210).
- km
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP4387
447 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 210).
SHIP7697
447 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP9074
447 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 210).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-34° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.