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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
NW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
1
4
1
2
4
5
2
2
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-20
-28
-26
-26
-28
-25
-29
-32
-33
-35
-36
-33
-32
-34
-34
-38
-38
0
100
0
150
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
3300
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed night, min -23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
59 minutes ago
-12° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
59 minutes ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
59 minutes ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
59 minutes ago
-5° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
SHIP2718
393 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 210).
- km
SHIP6578
395 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 210).
- km
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATC148E67S
913 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC147E67S
921 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 205).
- 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.