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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
1
2
2
2
1
max °C
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-17
-18
-20
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-15
-17
-19
-21
-21
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-31
-30
-28
-28
-26
-22
-22
-21
-25
-29
-27
-26
-26
-30
-30
-28
-29
600
0
350
700
400
1100
1400
800
800
600
0
200
600
0
200
450
0
Cloud base (m)
2350
2250
2350
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-15-14-13-14-15-17-19-21-21-20-21-21-20-20-13-13-12-12-11-10-10-11-14-15-17-17-16-17-17-16-16-8-10-9-7-7-5-4-6-8-10-12-11-9-12-11-10-12-3-6-4-2-323-1-2-3-7-5-3-6-5-4-84135489654124123-1
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
50 minutes ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
50 minutes ago
5° C
-
102
Extremely windy from the W
(102 kph at 260).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
50 minutes ago
0° C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
50 minutes ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
50 minutes ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 170).
10.0 km
ASCATB201E77S
1094 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB201E76S
1094 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB202E77S
1119 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 184).
- km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
4° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
45 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.