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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
25
ESE
30
SE
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
25
WNW
3
2
2
max °C
-27
-27
-23
-22
-19
-15
-19
-21
-24
-29
-28
-25
-24
-24
-26
-27
-26
-24
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-23
-20
-17
-20
-23
-29
-30
-29
-29
-24
-25
-29
-29
-26
-24
-40
-42
-40
-23
-28
-26
-33
-40
-47
-48
-44
-44
-36
-33
-38
-38
-35
-36
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:21
8:26
8:30
8:37
8:41
8:47
Sunset
8:07
8:01
7:55
7:50
7:44
7:38

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
181
Extremely windy from the WSW
(181 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
69
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 130).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the
(26 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 130).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-56° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
45 km
Mid: few
2184 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).

* 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.