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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
 km/h
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
N
0
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
10
N
6
max °C
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-15
-15
-17
-19
-17
-13
-10
min °C
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
-16
-18
-21
-19
-15
-12
-13
-14
-16
-16
-15
-22
-15
-22
-24
-23
-22
-25
-26
-30
-35
-32
-27
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
2400
2250
2300
2300
2300
5500
5300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
3:05
3:27
3:43
3:57
Sunset
12:00
12:00
1:42
1:21
1:05
12:52

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP7960
1192 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
- 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.