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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
5
NW
15
WNW
max °C
-18
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
min °C
-19
-17
-16
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-32
-30
-29
-28
-24
-24
-25
-25
-26
-26
-24
-22
-19
-16
-11
-15
-14
-16
0
150
0
350
700
350
650
700
0
0
350
200
950
1300
850
1000
1250
800
Cloud base (m)
2300
7900
2300
8950
8100
2350
4850
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 10).
Mcmurdo
440 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP246
1289 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 70).
SHIP1106
1289 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 60).
SHIP932
1289 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 70).

* 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.