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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
WNW
20
NW
5
NNE
5
E
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
20
E
20
E
5
E
 cm 
2
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-17
-19
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-14
min°C
-17
-19
-18
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
chill°C 
-26
-30
-18
-22
-25
-21
-22
-26
-22
-23
-26
-26
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
5350
4950
5100
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-28-27-27-26-26-25-24-24-25-25-24-21-22-24-23-24-24-24-24-24-23-22-21-21-21-21-21-20-19-20-21-20-17-19-18-17-19-17-16-17-15-15-17-16-15-15-15-16-16-11-14-11-10-14-10-9-12-9-9-12-10-9-9-9-10-10-4-7-5-3-7-4-2-5-3-3-6-4-2-3-3-4-3
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 -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -17°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
SHIP2245
74 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
- km
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 019 to 023 degs)
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
452 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1776 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
SHIP8990
2071 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- km
2184 km N
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
5° C
Continuous light rain.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
28 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB244E74S
2369 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 301).
- 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.