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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
WNW
60
NW
50
NNW
55
WNW
85
WNW
70
NW
70
NW
70
NW
65
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
60
W
50
W
25
WNW
 cm 
2
1
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-26
-25
-23
-20
-17
-16
-27
-27
-24
-24
-24
-30
-26
-26
-27
-27
-23
-17
min°C
-26
-25
-24
-21
-18
-21
-28
-29
-26
-24
-26
-33
-28
-26
-28
-28
-25
-20
chill°C 
-41
-40
-38
-35
-34
-34
-48
-52
-46
-43
-45
-55
-46
-42
-46
-48
-42
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5300
4450
2300
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
5400
3950
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-27-24-22-23-31-32-28-27-28-34-30-30-31-31-27-23-26-25-24-21-18-19-28-28-25-24-25-32-27-26-28-28-24-19-24-24-22-17-13-12-22-24-20-19-20-28-25-23-25-26-22-16-23-23-19-14-8-6-16-18-14-13-16-24-22-20-22-23-20-13-16-16-13-7-21-10-12-8-6-9-18-16-14-16-16-13-6
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -29°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
49 minutes ago
-29° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
49 minutes ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 130).
26 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC181E65S
1240 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1252 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 318).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1260 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1269 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- 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.