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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
2
9
1
max °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-17
-16
-14
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-25
-25
-27
min °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-22
-25
-25
-26
-30
-30
-30
-34
-35
-33
-26
-29
-28
-26
-29
-29
-22
-29
-30
-34
-40
-40
-41
-48
0
0
0
0
0
200
100
0
150
50
100
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
6900
4450
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:43
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
Sunset
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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.
40 minutes ago
-29° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
ASCATC169E74S
190 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC170E74S
233 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ESE
(12 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB170E74S
235 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 74).
- km
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
40 minutes ago
-9° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
ASCATC171E75S
254 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATB172E75S
278 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC171E74S
279 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB171E74S
280 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 112).
- 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.