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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
1
2
max °C
-27
-26
-26
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
-14
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-28
-26
-27
-23
-20
-22
-22
-21
-22
-21
-19
-19
-16
-14
-16
-12
-10
-11
-39
-39
-39
-31
-24
-36
-35
-34
-36
-33
-29
-30
-24
-22
-25
-18
-17
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
200
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
2400
2300
4500
2250
2300
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:43
6:48
6:54
7:00
7:05
7:11
Sunset
9:53
9:47
9:42
9:36
9:30
9:23

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-39° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 130).
ASCATB175E75S
383 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB173E76S
396 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB176E74S
409 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB174E76S
417 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 167).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
421 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB176E75S
421 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 33).
- 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.