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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
35
NNW
30
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
25
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
7
11
1
max °C
-17
-15
-23
-21
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-28
-29
-29
-31
-33
-33
-30
min °C
-18
-21
-23
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-30
-33
-33
-33
-32
-31
-36
-33
-32
-36
-37
-38
-41
-44
-46
-46
-47
-49
-52
-52
-52
-50
450
300
0
350
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2400
2300
2250
2300
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-18-23-21-21-22-23-25-27-27-28-29-30-32-33-33-31-15-16-20-17-18-19-21-23-23-23-26-26-27-30-31-31-29-10-11-14-11-12-12-14-18-17-17-22-21-22-26-27-26-26-4-7-8-4-6-6-7-14-11-11-17-17-16-21-22-21-2330-2201-1-7-5-5-11-10-10-15-15-15-17
Sunrise
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
Sunset
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Wed 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
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
40 minutes ago
-7° C
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
40 minutes ago
-9° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
40 minutes ago
-6° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATC181E75S
564 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC182E75S
575 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATC181E74S
583 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
- 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.