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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 15 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
0
SSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
 cm 
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-18
-17
-16
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-14
min°C
-18
-17
-18
-13
-13
-16
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-15
chill°C 
-29
-29
-30
-20
-20
-24
-25
-23
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-17
-22
-25
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
250
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2450
2300
5600
2450
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-24-20-20-23-26-26-26-25-25-24-24-23-21-22-22-22-23-23-21-18-18-20-23-22-22-22-22-21-20-19-18-18-19-19-18-17-17-13-13-15-17-16-18-17-16-17-15-13-13-12-13-15-12-11-13-7-8-10-10-10-13-11-10-11-9-7-8-5-6-10-6-5-7-1-1-4-4-4-6-5-3-4-2-1-121-4
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
ASCATC173E75S
321 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC173E74S
322 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC174E74S
334 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 16).
- km
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.