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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
5
N
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
ENE
15
NE
15
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
W
 cm 
2
 mm 
max°C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-18
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-20
min°C
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
chill°C 
-30
-24
-25
-32
-32
-32
-29
-31
-31
-33
-33
-30
-30
-31
-31
-29
-21
-20
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
4850
4700
5200
5200
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
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Sunrise
12:00
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 -21°C on Sat night, min -25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATB162E65S
1007 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB161E65S
1012 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the ESE
(8 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB160E65S
1040 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 15).
- 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.