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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
25
W
25
W
30
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
ENE
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
1
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-12
-14
-13
-11
-12
-13
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-12
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-19
-20
-22
-21
-22
-25
-15
-17
-29
-26
-27
-26
-28
-26
-22
-27
-32
-34
950
1100
650
800
800
50
1000
1250
500
500
650
50
0
50
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5250
7550
5350
4800
5500
5250
5000
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2300
4050
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:33
5:41
5:48
5:54
6:01
Sunset
11:13
11:06
10:59
10:52
10:45
10:38

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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 Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
41 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
41 minutes ago
11° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 300).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
41 minutes ago
5° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 101 degs) was rejected.
SHIP1255
375 km S
-m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
SHIP6884
375 km S
3m alt.
41 minutes ago
-4° C
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.