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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
NNE
25
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
5
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
NNW
1
2
4
max °C
-19
-17
-17
-17
-20
-22
-23
-23
-25
-27
-28
-29
-29
-28
-23
-19
-16
-12
min °C
-20
-17
-18
-19
-21
-23
-23
-24
-27
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-27
-21
-17
-16
-26
-28
-31
-27
-26
-35
-37
-40
-44
-45
-47
-48
-47
-47
-45
-37
-30
-28
0
350
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
4050
2300
5400
2300
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Sunrise
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
4:56
Sunset
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52
11:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -27°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (41 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 220).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC134E66S
1425 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATC133E66S
1442 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC134E65S
1443 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC132E66S
1460 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC133E65S
1460 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 272).
- 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.