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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
max °C
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-12
-11
-7
-7
-9
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-18
-19
-18
-16
-17
-15
-16
-17
-15
-13
-13
-9
-7
-11
-10
-11
-13
-23
-27
-27
-26
-28
-26
-27
-29
-27
-24
-24
-17
-14
-19
-18
-18
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
650
100
50
150
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
5900
4650
5650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-26-25-23-24-23-21-20-17-15-15-17-18-19-19-25-24-24-22-21-20-20-20-18-17-14-12-12-14-15-15-16-18-19-18-16-17-15-16-17-15-13-12-8-7-10-10-11-13-11-14-12-11-13-11-11-13-10-8-9-4-3-6-6-6-9-4-7-5-4-7-4-4-7-3-2-234111-3
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP4579
1165 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
- km
SHIP3292
1165 km NW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
SHIP7363
1165 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° 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.