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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
E
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
5
10
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-8
-13
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-20
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-15
-16
-12
-10
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-14
-17
-17
-18
-22
-22
-22
-27
-25
-27
-22
-15
-22
-20
-18
-23
-19
-20
-27
-28
-30
-36
-38
-37
-44
0
0
0
400
300
0
150
200
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5450
5250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
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Sunrise
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
Sunset
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong 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.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2048
258 km SE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
17.7 km
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP4108
1512 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
SHIP3835
1512 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
43
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
- km
1783 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-44° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
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.