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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 19 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
WNW
0
SW
5
S
5
SSE
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-21
-18
-17
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-22
-20
-19
-17
min°C
-23
-21
-22
-19
-18
-21
-19
-19
-21
-20
-21
-23
-22
-20
-23
-21
-19
-19
chill°C 
-32
-30
-31
-24
-25
-32
-29
-28
-31
-28
-21
-28
-22
-26
-28
-21
-24
-25
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
4900
2400
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, 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.
1 hour ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (28 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
83
Severe gales from the SSE
(83 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c183E65S
1288 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
- 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.