Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Shafer Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue afternoon, min -41°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 3-6 Shafer Peak Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Days 6-9 Shafer Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Mon afternoon, min -51°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
35 WNW35
30 NW30
25 NW25
25 NW25
25 NW25
25 WNW25
25 WNW25
30 WNW30
30 WNW30
35 WNW35
30 NW30
10 NNE10
20 ENE20
30 ENE30
30 E30
20 E20
15 E15
0 NNE0
15 NW15
25 WNW25
30 WNW30
45 WNW45
40 WNW40
25 WNW25
25 W25
35 W35
45 WNW45
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - 1 2 4 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-38 -38 -38 -39 -40 -41 -41 -41 -39 -38 -34 -34 -36 -38 -40 -40 -38 -37 -37 -38 -40 -40 -45 -47 -47 -47 -49
Low °C
-39 -39 -39 -40 -41 -41 -41 -41 -40 -38 -37 -34 -37 -40 -40 -40 -40 -38 -38 -40 -40 -43 -46 -47 -47 -47 -51
Chill °C
-57 -55 -54 -55 -56 -59 -59 -59 -59 -58 -47 -44 -51 -56 -58 -55 -45 -45 -50 -54 -59 -62 -68 -66 -66 -68 -74
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-40-40-40-41-42-43-43-43-42-41-37-37-38-40-42-42-41-39-39-41-42-42-46-49-48-48-50-38-38-38-39-40-41-41-41-39-38-34-34-36-38-40-40-38-37-37-38-40-40-45-47-47-47-49-33-35-34-35-36-37-37-36-35-33-29-29-31-34-35-35-33-32-32-34-35-35-41-44-44-44-47-29-29-29-30-31-32-32-31-29-28-24-23-26-28-29-29-28-26-26-29-30-30-36-39-39-39-42-22-23-23-23-25-25-25-25-23-21-17-17-19-22-23-23-21-20-20-22-24-24-30-33-33-32-36
Sunrise
- - 10:07 - - 10:00 - - 9:53 - - 9:47 - - 9:41 - - 9:33 - - 9:27 - - 9:21 - - 9:15
Sunset
4:12 - - 4:19 - - 4:24 - - 4:30 - - 4:37 - - 4:44 - - 4:49 - - 4:54 - - 5:00 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Baia Terra Nova
89 km SSE
80m alt.
2 hours ago
-25.8° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-28.2° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
201m alt.
3 hours ago
-26.6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
Minna Bluff
517 km S
920m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).
Linda
523 km SSE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-17.3° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 190).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Shafer Peak and within an acceptable time window.