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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NW
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
40
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
55
W
55
W
5
11
1
1
max °C
-15
-15
-12
-20
-17
-17
-17
-19
-22
-23
-23
-25
-27
-28
-30
-31
-30
-25
min °C
-16
-15
-19
-20
-17
-18
-19
-21
-23
-23
-24
-26
-27
-29
-31
-31
-30
-28
-29
-24
-31
-28
-25
-33
-26
-29
-36
-37
-40
-44
-45
-47
-50
-50
-50
-47
0
450
250
0
200
150
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5100
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-19-23-21-21-21-23-26-26-27-29-30-32-33-33-32-29-16-15-16-20-17-18-18-20-23-23-24-26-27-29-31-31-30-27-10-10-12-15-11-12-12-14-19-18-18-21-22-23-27-27-26-24-5-5-7-9-5-6-6-7-13-11-12-17-17-17-23-22-20-21220-3201-1-7-5-5-10-10-11-17-15-14-14
Sunrise
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
Sunset
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52

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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 -23°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (81 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
ASCATB165E75S
141 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC165E75S
143 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC167E74S
149 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB167E74S
149 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB166E75S
151 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC166E75S
153 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATC168E74S
161 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB168E74S
161 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 191).
- 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.