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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
W
50
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
50
W
60
WNW
55
NW
40
NNW
35
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
5
NE
2
4
max °C
-33
-32
-34
-34
-36
-37
-33
-31
-29
-29
-30
-35
-35
-36
-35
-34
-33
min °C
-34
-34
-34
-35
-38
-37
-35
-31
-30
-30
-34
-35
-36
-37
-35
-34
-34
-54
-55
-54
-54
-57
-56
-56
-52
-50
-47
-49
-50
-52
-52
-49
-47
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-34-35-37-37-34-31-30-30-32-35-36-37-35-34-34-31-30-31-32-35-35-31-28-26-26-29-32-34-34-33-31-31-26-27-27-28-31-31-26-22-20-20-24-27-28-29-27-26-26-22-23-23-23-28-27-22-18-15-14-18-21-22-22-21-20-22-15-17-17-16-21-20-15-11-8-8-12-15-16-16-15-14-15
Sunrise
8:04
8:10
8:15
8:21
8:26
Sunset
8:30
8:24
8:19
8:13
8:07
8:01

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

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.
58 minutes ago
-33° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
58 minutes ago
-20° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
58 minutes ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
3.2 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.