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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
5
E
0
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-33
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
min°C
-33
-32
-31
-31
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
chill°C 
-45
-44
-43
-43
-45
-39
-32
-42
-43
-44
-42
-42
-41
-36
-44
-49
-49
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
5300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2350
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-32-31-31-33-32-32-32-33-33-33-34-35-36-35-35-35-30-28-27-27-29-28-28-29-29-30-30-31-32-33-32-32-31-25-23-22-22-24-24-23-24-25-26-26-27-28-29-28-28-26-20-19-18-18-19-21-20-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-25-25-23-13-12-11-12-13-14-13-13-15-16-16-18-19-19-19-18-16
Sunrise
11:07
11:18
11:27
11:40
11:52
Sunset
3:11
3:03
2:52
2:41
2:30
2:18

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Wed night, min -33°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
38 minutes ago
-13° C
-
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (41 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATB172E68S
801 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the WNW
(25 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB173E68S
820 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB174E68S
840 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB175E68S
846 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATB176E68S
880 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 261).
- 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.