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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
35
NW
25
N
25
N
15
N
35
NW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
2
9
1
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-20
-18
-16
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-28
-29
-30
min °C
-23
-23
-25
-25
-21
-19
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-23
-23
-25
-28
-29
-29
-33
-34
-35
-40
-41
-38
-32
-33
-34
-32
-35
-36
-32
-34
-35
-38
-44
-46
-46
-52
0
0
0
0
0
200
100
0
150
50
100
350
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
6900
4450
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -16°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3600 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
-
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
Jang Bogo Station
83 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
SHIP4421
373 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP7893
373 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
SHIP9311
373 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
- km
SHIP9357
400 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP4475
400 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
- 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.