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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 15 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
40
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
5
ENE
max °C
-22
-22
-24
-28
-28
-30
-29
-29
-26
-25
-22
-12
-8
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
min °C
-23
-23
-28
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-26
-24
-18
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-38
-40
-46
-46
-46
-48
-47
-47
-46
-41
-40
-30
-21
-18
-13
-10
-10
-7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
550
1200
900
1200
1450
1250
Cloud base (m)
2300
5050
2250
4300
2300
2400
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:28
4:39
4:47
4:56
5:03
5:11
Sunset
12:19
12:10
11:52
11:44
11:36
11:28

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 261 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1353
371 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
SHIP536
371 km S
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.