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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
2
2
2
1
max °C
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-14
-16
-18
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
-13
-15
-17
-21
-21
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-26
-25
-26
-23
-23
-20
-16
-13
-20
-23
-24
-31
-29
-19
-28
-26
-25
-24
450
550
0
300
750
750
1400
1550
1100
650
400
0
0
200
0
50
150
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2400
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
5800
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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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (122 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB166E75S
143 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC166E75S
144 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 248).
- km
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
ASCATB171E75S
274 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC171E75S
284 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC172E75S
290 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB171E76S
300 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
- km
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.