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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
45
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
55
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WNW
55
NW
35
NW
30
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
1
max °C
-32
-34
-36
-35
-33
-32
-32
-32
-36
-37
-32
-30
-28
-27
-28
-31
-31
-35
min °C
-33
-35
-36
-35
-34
-33
-32
-33
-38
-38
-35
-30
-29
-27
-31
-31
-34
-35
-52
-54
-55
-55
-54
-53
-51
-53
-58
-61
-57
-50
-49
-43
-45
-44
-47
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-35-36-35-34-33-32-33-37-38-34-30-29-27-30-31-33-35-30-32-33-32-31-30-29-30-36-36-30-26-25-23-26-28-30-32-26-27-30-28-26-26-24-24-32-31-25-21-19-17-21-22-24-28-22-23-26-24-22-22-21-19-27-26-21-16-14-11-15-16-18-23-16-17-20-17-15-16-14-13-21-20-15-10-7-5-9-10-12-17
Sunrise
7:54
8:00
8:04
8:10
8:15
8:21
Sunset
8:36
8:30
8:24
8:19
8:13
8:07

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon afternoon, min -38°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4.2 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
60 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
2019 km S
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-53° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2072 km WSW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC111E65S
2163 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 269).
- 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.