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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
25
W
35
W
15
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
1
max °C
-15
-12
-11
-12
-13
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
min °C
-15
-14
-12
-12
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-26
-19
-18
-29
-29
-27
-27
-29
-29
-32
-31
-32
-32
-33
-35
-42
900
50
750
1100
300
200
550
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
4500
7550
2300
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-12-12-16-19-19-20-21-21-23-23-22-23-23-23-25-12-10-9-9-13-16-15-16-18-18-19-19-19-20-19-20-21-7-8-5-5-9-10-9-12-12-13-15-14-14-15-15-15-18-2-4-10-5-4-4-8-7-8-11-9-9-11-11-11-155276223-2-1-2-5-3-2-5-4-4-9
Sunrise
5:41
5:48
5:54
6:01
6:07
Sunset
11:06
10:59
10:52
10:45
10:38
10:31

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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 -11°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

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
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
83 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 330 to 070 degs)
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
SHIP6976
939 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).
SHIP8410
939 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP10122
939 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 70).

* 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.