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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
20
N
35
NE
20
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
20
SSE
 cm 
1
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-28
-28
-27
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-20
-20
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
min°C
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-23
-21
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
chill°C 
-37
-35
-36
-39
-37
-38
-35
-36
-36
-38
-38
-37
-33
-38
-36
-25
-25
-38
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2450
2300
5650
4200
5600
4800
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-27-25-24-24-24-24-24-23-22-21-23-25-25-25-26-25-24-25-23-22-21-21-21-21-20-19-19-19-21-22-21-22-23-19-18-19-17-15-17-15-15-17-15-14-14-14-16-17-16-16-18-12-11-14-10-9-11-9-9-12-10-8-10-8-10-12-10-10-12-5-4-8-4-2-5-2-2-5-3-2-3-2-4-5-3-3-6
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 -24°C on Sat night, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

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
-17° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1783 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
WilkinsRunwayEast
2008 km WSW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
Mid: overcast

* 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.