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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
25
NNW
15
NW
10
E
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
5
10
max °C
-14
-14
-10
-10
-8
-13
-11
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
-18
-20
-22
-22
-23
min °C
-15
-16
-12
-10
-14
-13
-12
-13
-12
-14
-17
-17
-18
-22
-22
-22
-27
-25
-27
-22
-15
-22
-20
-18
-23
-19
-20
-27
-28
-30
-36
-38
-37
-44
0
0
0
400
300
0
150
200
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5450
5250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
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Sunrise
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
Sunset
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
55 minutes ago
-20° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
55 minutes ago
-6° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
SHIP3358
258 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
17.7 km
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 291 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2048
259 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 230).
17.7 km
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SHIP2411
369 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP6492
369 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP8470
369 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
- 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.