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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
5
SE
5
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
N
20
NE
15
ENE
5
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
2
6
1
max °C
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-17
-17
-16
-22
-21
-19
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-18
-18
-23
-23
-21
-21
-20
-20
-22
-25
-21
-28
-27
-28
-29
-30
-34
-34
-31
-28
-36
-33
-26
-32
-33
-32
-34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
2550
6400
5600
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-24-23-23-24-23-25-24-21-20-22-25-24-24-23-24-25-21-21-20-19-19-20-20-21-21-18-18-20-23-21-20-20-20-22-16-15-16-14-14-16-15-16-17-13-13-15-18-15-15-14-15-17-10-9-12-9-9-13-11-11-14-8-7-11-12-9-10-8-8-14-3-3-6-3-3-6-4-4-7-1-1-4-5-2-4-2-2-7
Sunrise
3:05
3:27
3:43
3:57
4:07
4:18
Sunset
1:42
1:21
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
ASCATB164E69S
575 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB165E69S
575 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB166E67S
770 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 276).
- 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.