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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
30
NW
25
NW
0
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
55
W
55
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
4
11
max °C
-19
-20
-18
-16
-15
-13
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-21
-23
-23
-25
-24
-25
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-25
-32
-29
-32
-34
-31
-25
-28
-28
-27
-31
-26
-19
-32
-36
-38
-44
-43
-42
-53
0
0
0
0
350
200
0
150
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5600
5350
2300
2250
2250
2350
2300
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-23-20-18-18-22-21-21-21-22-24-25-26-27-28-28-31-19-20-19-17-16-15-19-18-18-19-19-21-22-23-24-25-25-29-15-15-16-12-10-11-13-12-12-12-13-16-17-17-20-20-19-25-10-10-12-6-5-7-8-5-6-6-7-12-12-12-16-15-13-20-3-3-6120-12011-5-6-6-9-8-7-13
Sunrise
3:43
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
Sunset
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 116 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
440 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP684
1512 km W
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
SHIP544
1512 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
SHIP1314
1512 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 120).
SHIP8685
1512 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
61
Near gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 120).
- 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.