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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
35
NNW
20
NW
10
NE
10
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
5
10
max °C
-20
-18
-16
-15
-12
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-22
-23
-25
-27
-27
-28
min °C
-20
-20
-17
-15
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-21
-23
-24
-26
-27
-27
-30
-32
-34
-30
-24
-30
-29
-27
-33
-23
-26
-33
-37
-40
-43
-46
-45
-50
0
0
0
400
300
0
150
200
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5450
5250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 -12°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon 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
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
4 hours ago
-6° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 297 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7267
373 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP4311
373 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP3824
373 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
SHIP3277
373 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 160).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: clear

* 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.