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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
10
W
5
SW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
 cm 
4
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-23
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
min°C
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
chill°C 
-32
-34
-33
-33
-32
-31
-28
-27
-26
-31
-34
-39
-39
-36
-34
-32
-31
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-26-25-24-25-26-27-26-26-26-26-26-25-25-25-24-23-23-23-22-21-22-23-24-25-24-23-23-23-23-19-18-19-17-17-18-17-16-17-16-17-19-18-18-18-17-16-17-12-11-14-11-10-13-10-9-13-11-11-12-12-10-12-10-9-10-5-5-8-4-4-6-4-3-6-4-4-6-5-4-5-4-3-4
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue night, calm by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC172E75S
316 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB172E75S
318 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB172E76S
322 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SSW
(32 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC173E75S
333 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB173E75S
336 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB173E76S
339 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
350 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SSW
(39 kph at 192).
- 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.