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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
5
NE
3
1
2
10
2
2
1
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-28
-27
-28
min °C
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
-28
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-29
-35
-36
-34
-34
-37
-38
-38
-40
-38
-37
-39
-38
-42
-42
-41
-39
-29
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-25-25-25-26-27-26-26-26-26-27-27-28-28-28-28-29-20-21-22-21-23-23-22-22-22-21-23-24-24-25-25-25-26-12-15-15-14-17-17-15-16-15-14-17-18-18-20-19-19-21-6-9-8-8-12-10-8-9-8-7-11-12-11-16-13-12-161-2-2-1-6-3-2-2-2-1-4-5-5-9-6-6-10
Sunrise
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 330).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 210).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
SHIP4328
793 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3724
793 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8836
793 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP7870
793 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.