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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
50
W
55
WNW
50
NW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
1
max °C
-29
-31
-33
-32
-30
-29
-28
-29
-34
-35
-28
-26
-24
-23
-24
-28
-28
-32
min °C
-30
-32
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-30
-37
-36
-32
-26
-25
-23
-28
-28
-31
-32
-48
-50
-51
-50
-49
-49
-47
-48
-57
-58
-52
-44
-42
-35
-39
-39
-42
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-35-34-33-32-33-37-38-34-30-29-27-30-31-33-35-30-32-33-32-31-30-29-30-36-36-30-26-25-23-26-28-30-32-26-27-30-28-26-26-24-24-32-31-25-21-19-17-21-22-24-28-22-23-26-24-22-22-21-19-27-26-21-16-14-11-15-16-18-23-16-17-20-17-15-16-14-13-21-20-15-10-7-5-9-10-12-17
Sunrise
7:54
8:00
8:04
8:10
8:15
8:21
Sunset
8:36
8:30
8:24
8:19
8:13
8:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE 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.
36 minutes ago
-36° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
78
Severe gales from the WNW
(78 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
36 minutes ago
-17° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
36 minutes ago
-17° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
34 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC161E68S
656 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the ESE
(27 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATC160E68S
676 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC159E68S
696 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 109).
- 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.