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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -42°C on Fri morning, min -47°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SSE
15
WSW
45
W
55
W
70
W
70
WNW
90
WNW
85
NW
85
WNW
55
WNW
60
NW
 cm 
1
3
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-42
-42
-42
-43
-43
-44
-47
-45
-43
-40
-38
-29
-25
-26
-22
-23
-25
-25
min°C
-42
-42
-43
-43
-43
-46
-47
-47
-45
-41
-39
-36
-27
-26
-24
-24
-25
-30
chill°C 
-57
-60
-60
-58
-56
-46
-47
-56
-58
-63
-62
-59
-47
-48
-44
-44
-43
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
4000
2250
2300
5250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-42-43-43-43-45-47-46-44-41-39-33-26-26-23-24-25-28-39-39-40-40-41-43-45-44-42-39-37-31-24-22-19-20-21-24-34-35-35-35-36-39-41-40-38-35-34-28-19-16-13-14-14-18-29-30-31-31-31-34-36-35-33-32-31-24-14-11-6-8-8-12-23-24-24-24-25-27-29-28-27-25-24-18-8-40-2-2-5
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 -42°C on Fri morning, min -47°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -41°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-48° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-24° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC150E63S
1283 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1284 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 84).
- 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.