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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
40
NW
15
NW
0
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
2
11
1
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-13
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-22
-25
-25
-26
min °C
-20
-21
-21
-18
-16
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-24
-25
-25
-30
-30
-34
-35
-33
-26
-29
-28
-27
-30
-26
-26
-31
-31
-32
-38
-40
-39
-49
0
0
0
0
250
150
0
200
0
250
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5600
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
5350
5250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-25-24-21-19-19-21-21-21-21-22-23-23-24-26-28-28-31-20-21-20-18-16-16-18-18-17-18-19-20-20-21-23-25-25-28-15-16-17-12-11-12-13-11-12-12-13-16-16-16-20-20-20-24-10-10-13-7-5-8-7-5-7-5-6-13-11-11-16-16-15-20-4-4-7-12-1-12120-6-5-4-10-9-8-14
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 -13°C on Thu night, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
ASCATC166E75S
147 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC167E75S
150 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC167E74S
150 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC168E74S
159 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC169E74S
186 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC168E75S
187 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC170E74S
213 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC169E75S
233 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 250).
- 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.