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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun night). Mainly strong 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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
ENE
20
E
10
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-37
-35
-34
-33
-31
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-29
-27
-29
-30
-29
min°C
-39
-37
-35
-33
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
-30
-32
-31
-30
-28
-30
-31
-30
chill°C 
-55
-52
-49
-46
-45
-41
-41
-39
-39
-40
-43
-43
-47
-45
-42
-44
-36
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
4100
2300
2350
3050
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-39-38-36-35-34-33-33-34-35-35-35-34-32-34-34-34-38-36-35-33-32-31-30-30-29-30-32-31-30-28-30-31-30-33-31-29-28-27-26-25-25-24-25-27-27-25-23-24-25-25-27-25-24-24-23-21-20-20-19-22-22-23-21-19-21-22-21-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-14-13-15-15-17-14-12-14-15-14
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 -29°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -32°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-41° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (161 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
-
54
Near gales from the SE
(54 kph at 140).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-31° C
moderate snow
Visibility reduced by smoke.
46
Strong winds from the
(46 kph at 270).
2.8 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-32° C
clear
Haze -.
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 40).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 150).
3.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.