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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
E
3
1
2
10
2
2
1
max °C
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-25
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-21
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-28
-28
-29
-27
-31
-32
-32
-35
-33
-30
-34
-34
-37
-39
-37
-34
-35
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-26-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-29-20-21-22-21-23-23-22-22-22-21-23-24-24-25-25-25-26-12-15-15-14-17-17-15-16-15-14-17-18-18-20-19-19-21-6-9-8-8-12-10-8-9-8-7-11-12-11-16-13-12-161-2-2-1-6-3-2-2-2-1-4-5-5-9-6-6-10
Sunrise
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
ASCATB166E75S
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB167E75S
162 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 261).
- km
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
ASCATB170E76S
276 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 356).
- km
ASCATB171E74S
277 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 1).
- km
ASCATB171E75S
290 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the N
(25 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB172E75S
295 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 2).
- km
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).

* 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.