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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
65
WNW
35
NW
30
N
20
NE
10
N
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
3
8
1
max °C
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-24
-24
-21
-19
-17
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-22
min °C
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-25
-25
-22
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-23
-23
-24
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-33
-35
-40
-40
-40
-34
-35
-34
-30
-36
-37
-37
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
7800
6600
7050
5200
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-25-24-23-23-23-23-25-25-22-20-19-22-22-23-23-23-23-21-21-20-19-19-20-20-21-22-19-17-17-19-19-19-20-20-20-16-15-16-14-14-16-15-16-18-13-12-13-13-13-14-14-14-17-10-9-12-9-9-12-11-11-15-8-6-8-8-7-9-8-9-14-3-2-6-3-2-6-4-4-8-11-2-2-1-3-1-2-8
Sunrise
3:05
3:27
3:43
3:57
4:07
4:18
Sunset
1:42
1:21
1:05
12:52
12:40
12:29

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

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.
4 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
4 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 334 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
ASCATC164E67S
790 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 253).
- km
SHIP2886
794 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP4712
794 km N
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 320).

* 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.