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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 -17°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W 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
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
70
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
20
NNE
10
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
1
7
2
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-24
-21
-19
-17
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-22
-23
min °C
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-22
-20
-19
-20
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-27
-33
-34
-34
-37
-39
-43
-40
-34
-32
-30
-31
-35
-34
-32
-30
-35
-38
-47
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 -17°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 223 degs) was rejected.
SHIP6389
382 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP3265
382 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
21
Moderate winds from the NNW
(21 kph at 330).
- km
SHIP2056
412 km SSE
15m alt.
59 minutes ago
0° C
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
- km
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.