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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 16 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 -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-15
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
-12
-13
-14
-11
-10
-11
min°C
-14
-14
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-12
-14
-16
-12
-10
-14
chill°C 
-22
-22
-26
-27
-28
-29
-27
-24
-17
-24
-24
-24
-19
-23
-26
-21
-16
-22
Freezing level (m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
400
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
5500
5500
2300
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-24-27-27-28-27-27-25-24-24-23-22-24-23-21-20-22-18-19-21-24-25-25-25-24-22-20-20-19-18-20-20-17-17-18-13-13-16-18-19-20-19-17-17-15-15-14-12-14-15-12-10-13-7-7-11-11-12-15-12-11-11-10-10-10-6-7-11-6-4-8-1-1-5-5-6-8-6-4-5-4-3-320-413-1
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 -20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°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.
52 minutes ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
52 minutes ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
52 minutes ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
74
Gales from the SSE
(74 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).

* 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.