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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
SSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
E
25
E
15
E
 cm 
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-16
-19
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
min°C
-17
-20
-18
-17
-19
-18
-17
-19
-17
-16
-18
-16
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
chill°C 
-28
-31
-28
-26
-19
-23
-22
-28
-24
-23
-25
-16
-14
-20
-27
-27
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2450
2350
2300
2300
2300
2300
2500
2300
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-27-27-27-28-28-28-27-27-26-26-24-23-23-24-25-23-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-23-23-22-22-21-20-21-22-22-17-20-18-17-19-18-17-19-17-16-17-16-14-15-17-17-17-11-15-12-11-14-11-10-13-11-9-12-9-7-11-10-10-11-4-8-6-5-7-5-4-7-4-3-5-2-1-4-4-4-5
Sunrise
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 Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sun 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.
49 minutes ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
49 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
49 minutes ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP6866
1291 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP2853
1291 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP8858
1291 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- 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.