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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 20 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
5
SE
5
NNE
5
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
 cm 
1
2
5
 mm 
max°C
-21
-18
-18
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-20
-22
-21
-20
-23
-21
-19
-18
-16
-15
-14
min°C
-22
-19
-18
-20
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-23
-22
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
chill°C 
-31
-24
-23
-30
-28
-29
-29
-21
-28
-28
-22
-25
-28
-22
-25
-27
-27
-26
-25
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
4550
4900
2400
2350
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-28-28-29-30-30-30-31-32-31-32-32-30-30-28-27-25-27-25-24-25-25-25-27-27-27-28-28-28-28-28-27-26-24-23-22-22-19-18-20-19-20-22-21-21-23-22-21-23-22-20-19-17-16-15-16-12-11-15-13-13-17-15-14-18-15-14-18-15-13-14-10-8-8-9-6-4-9-7-7-10-8-7-12-9-8-11-9-6-7-4-2-2
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 -18°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). 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
-27° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATC148E67S
999 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB148E67S
1001 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 134).
- 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.