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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
1
7
2
max °C
-19
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-18
-17
-15
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-20
min °C
-19
-19
-20
-20
-22
-22
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-24
-27
-28
-31
-31
-36
-36
-34
-28
-27
-26
-25
-30
-30
-29
-28
-30
-32
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
50
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
6950
4750
2350
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
5200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-23-24-25-25-22-20-18-20-22-23-23-22-22-22-23-25-19-19-20-20-22-22-19-18-16-17-18-19-19-19-19-19-19-22-14-14-16-16-16-18-14-12-12-12-12-15-14-15-17-14-13-18-9-9-12-11-11-15-9-6-8-6-6-10-10-9-14-9-7-13-2-2-6-5-5-8-31-111-4-3-3-7-2-1-7
Sunrise
3:27
3:43
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
Sunset
1:21
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7695
361 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 310).
- km
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
SHIP3763
436 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
14
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
- km
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
ASCATB146E66S
1054 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 120).
- 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.