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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
15
N
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
max °C
-20
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-26
-24
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-20
-19
-22
-20
-22
-29
-25
-22
-20
-19
-18
-18
-27
-28
-18
-19
-28
-27
-26
-36
-33
-36
-46
-41
-37
-34
-31
-29
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-28-28-28-28-29-28-29-33-31-29-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-24-25-25-24-25-25-27-31-28-25-23-23-23-23-20-19-18-19-21-20-19-21-20-21-28-25-22-20-19-18-18-14-14-13-14-16-15-14-17-15-15-24-21-18-17-15-14-16-8-7-6-7-10-9-8-10-9-9-17-15-12-10-8-8-9
Sunrise
7:28
7:33
7:39
7:43
7:48
Sunset
9:12
9:06
9:00
8:53
8:47
8:42

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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 Fri night, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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.
3 hours ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (46 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the
(31 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
2.1 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: few
1783 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: few
2103 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-55° C
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 320).

* 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.