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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
25
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
N
20
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
50
W
25
W
20
NNW
3
max °C
-19
-19
-23
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-26
-28
-29
-30
-32
-29
-27
-23
-20
-16
min °C
-19
-21
-30
-31
-30
-30
-28
-27
-27
-29
-29
-32
-32
-31
-29
-25
-22
-19
-30
-32
-39
-42
-42
-43
-37
-27
-41
-45
-46
-51
-51
-50
-48
-42
-34
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-29-33-32-32-30-30-30-31-32-33-35-33-31-27-24-21-19-20-27-31-30-30-28-27-27-29-29-31-32-30-28-24-21-18-15-15-23-27-26-26-23-22-24-25-26-27-28-26-24-20-16-12-11-11-19-20-19-21-18-17-21-21-21-24-24-22-21-16-10-6-5-5-12-14-13-14-11-10-14-15-15-17-17-15-14-9-41
Sunrise
6:37
6:43
6:48
6:54
7:00
7:05
Sunset
10:00
9:53
9:47
9:42
9:36
9:30

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -32°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC172E72S
387 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC170E71S
410 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC172E71S
411 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATC171E71S
413 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the NNW
(8 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATC169E71S
424 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC173E72S
425 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 275).
- 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.