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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
30
NW
15
NNE
20
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
1
5
5
1
max °C
-21
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-18
-17
-22
-23
-23
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-23
-20
-18
-21
-22
-23
-24
-28
-21
-25
-26
-28
-27
-28
-30
-33
-36
-38
-35
-30
-32
-33
-29
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
7950
7700
4150
2350
2250
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-24-23-23-23-24-25-25-23-21-22-24-26-26-21-21-21-21-20-19-19-20-21-22-22-20-18-19-22-23-24-15-16-16-15-16-14-13-16-16-17-18-14-13-15-17-18-19-9-12-10-9-12-9-9-12-11-12-15-9-6-10-12-12-14-2-5-3-3-5-2-2-6-5-5-8-30-4-5-5-8
Sunrise
3:05
3:27
3:43
3:57
4:07
Sunset
12:00
1:42
1:21
1:05
12:52
12:40

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 306 degs) was rejected.
SHIP8620
306 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
- km
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
ASCATB187E75S
730 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 79).
- 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.