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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
40
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
max °C
-28
-28
-26
-27
-26
-23
-23
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-27
-29
-24
-22
-22
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-26
-26
-29
-32
-26
-23
-23
-46
-44
-42
-39
-38
-38
-34
-34
-33
-34
-34
-40
-43
-47
-51
-43
-40
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7300
4950
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-30-30-30-28-27-27-28-28-27-29-28-31-33-29-28-27-29-28-27-27-26-25-23-24-25-25-24-25-26-28-31-25-23-23-25-24-23-21-21-20-18-19-20-20-19-21-21-23-27-20-17-17-20-19-19-15-15-15-13-13-16-15-14-17-16-17-24-16-11-12-14-13-12-9-9-9-6-7-10-9-7-10-9-10-18-9-5-6
Sunrise
7:16
7:22
7:28
7:33
7:39
7:43
Sunset
9:17
9:12
9:06
9:00
8:53
8:47

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-40° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the
(30 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB164E70S
477 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC163E70S
482 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC164E70S
485 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATB165E70S
492 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 259).
- 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.