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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
60
W
70
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
30
WNW
2
3
max °C
-31
-30
-28
-27
-22
-14
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
min °C
-31
-31
-30
-28
-25
-21
-14
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
-11
-13
-48
-49
-48
-47
-44
-38
-27
-23
-18
-17
-17
-16
-12
-14
-14
-14
-19
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
950
1000
1150
1250
950
1300
1850
1350
2050
2050
1100
Cloud base (m)
5350
2350
2300
2300
2300
2300
5700
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-29-28-24-18-13-11-10-11-11-11-9-8-8-9-11-13-28-28-27-26-22-16-10-8-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-5-7-9-24-24-24-22-20-14-7-4-4-3-4-4-2-1-11-1-4-20-19-21-18-16-12-300220343661-13-13-14-12-10-54778879101013138
Sunrise
4:47
4:56
5:03
5:11
5:18
5:26
Sunset
11:52
11:44
11:36
11:28
11:21
11:13

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW 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.
3 hours ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB167E74S
142 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC167E74S
152 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB168E74S
153 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATC168E74S
160 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB167E75S
171 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC167E75S
173 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB168E75S
181 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC169E74S
187 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB169E74S
188 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 215).
- 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.