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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
70
WNW
40
NW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
1
7
1
1
1
max °C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-21
-20
-17
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-26
-23
-21
-19
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-23
-24
-25
-27
-34
-33
-33
-34
-36
-40
-44
-42
-36
-32
-32
-31
-34
-33
-31
-34
-36
-37
-40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
200
300
50
100
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
6300
7600
4750
2300
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW 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.
54 minutes ago
-30° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
ASCATB165E75S
140 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC166E75S
142 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB167E74S
149 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB167E75S
151 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATC167E74S
154 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SW
(18 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC167E75S
155 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB168E74S
163 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB168E75S
163 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 212).
- 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.