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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
5
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
5
S
15
WNW
30
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
1
2
2
max °C
-14
-11
-11
-11
-13
-16
-16
-16
-20
-22
-22
-24
-26
-25
-24
-19
-14
-7
min °C
-14
-11
-12
-12
-14
-18
-17
-18
-22
-23
-23
-26
-26
-26
-26
-22
-16
-12
-18
-19
-22
-12
-18
-26
-28
-33
-36
-38
-38
-42
-42
-42
-42
-36
-28
-20
0
300
0
300
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
4600
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-21-21-22-23-25-26-27-29-30-31-33-32-32-30-26-20-16-20-18-18-18-20-22-23-23-26-27-28-30-30-30-28-24-18-14-14-11-12-12-14-17-17-17-21-23-23-25-26-26-25-21-15-10-8-5-7-5-7-13-11-11-17-17-17-22-21-21-22-17-11-5-22020-6-5-5-10-11-11-15-15-15-16-11-51
Sunrise
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
4:56
Sunset
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52
11:44

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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 -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
52 minutes ago
-6° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
ASCATB167E75S
159 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB168E74S
159 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC168E74S
161 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC167E75S
161 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB169E74S
187 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATC169E74S
187 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB168E75S
191 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC168E75S
196 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
- 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.