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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm 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 -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW 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 NW 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
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
ENE
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
5
S
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
NNW
1
2
4
max °C
-13
-11
-11
-12
-13
-17
-17
-17
-20
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-21
-15
-12
-7
min °C
-15
-11
-12
-13
-15
-19
-18
-18
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-24
-24
-18
-13
-12
-20
-20
-22
-13
-20
-28
-30
-32
-38
-38
-40
-43
-41
-40
-40
-31
-23
-19
0
350
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4050
2300
5400
2300
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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 -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW 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 NW 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.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 258 degs) was rejected.
SHIP3902
370 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
SHIP423
370 km SSE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
SHIP4455
370 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
24
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 270).
- km
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP9017
1552 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
- 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.