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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
50
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
45
W
45
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
max °C
-27
-25
-23
-23
-23
-23
-21
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
min °C
-27
-26
-24
-23
-24
-24
-22
-20
-18
-17
-18
-20
-20
-21
-23
-23
-24
-26
-38
-39
-38
-38
-40
-40
-39
-36
-33
-30
-30
-34
-35
-36
-37
-36
-38
-39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
5800
4800
4200
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-24-23-24-24-22-20-18-17-18-19-20-21-23-23-24-25-24-22-21-20-21-20-19-17-15-14-15-16-17-19-20-20-21-22-18-17-16-15-16-17-15-13-12-10-10-12-12-14-17-16-16-18-12-11-13-11-11-13-10-8-9-6-5-8-7-9-13-11-11-14-5-4-6-4-5-7-4-1-312-10-2-6-4-4-8
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
17
Light winds from the
(17 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP300
1204 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 80).

* 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.