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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
40
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
1
1
max °C
-32
-31
-29
-27
-25
-26
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-21
-19
-20
-17
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-32
-31
-31
-28
-25
-27
-27
-27
-27
-25
-23
-23
-20
-20
-19
-16
-15
-15
-42
-43
-43
-37
-33
-44
-44
-45
-43
-39
-36
-37
-34
-34
-33
-26
-25
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
450
350
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2250
4400
2300
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-32-30-28-30-30-30-30-29-28-26-23-23-22-20-19-19-32-31-30-28-25-27-27-27-27-25-23-22-20-20-18-16-15-15-28-26-26-23-21-23-23-22-22-19-17-16-14-14-13-11-10-10-21-20-22-17-15-20-18-16-18-14-11-10-7-8-8-5-4-5-15-13-15-11-9-14-11-10-11-7-5-4-1-2-2232
Sunrise
6:43
6:48
6:54
7:00
7:05
7:11
Sunset
9:53
9:47
9:42
9:36
9:30
9:23

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
37 minutes ago
-39° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
37 minutes ago
-12° C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
37 minutes ago
-13° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the WSW
(91 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
37 minutes ago
-11° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 80).
32 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
clear
Clear
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
10.0 km
ASCATB145E66S
1108 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB144E66S
1124 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 125).
- km
SHIP6867
1126 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
74
Gales from the SSE
(75 kph at 160).
- 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.