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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
NNE
3
1
1
2
10
3
2
2
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-15
-14
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-20
-19
-18
-20
min °C
-12
-12
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-18
-17
-18
-21
-19
-19
-22
-16
-16
-22
-19
-21
-17
-23
-24
-27
-26
-24
-26
-26
-29
-33
-30
-28
-28
150
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2300
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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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
Jang Bogo Station
83 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
58 minutes ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2699
396 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP8761
396 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
SHIP8887
396 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
- km
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 014 to 018 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.