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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
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
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
W
25
W
5
W
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
 cm 
2
2
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-27
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-27
-26
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-27
min°C
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-26
-26
-27
-27
chill°C 
-42
-41
-28
-28
-38
-37
-33
-36
-34
-37
-35
-31
-34
-34
-41
-41
-41
-40
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2450
2300
5000
2400
2300
2500
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-28-28-28-27-27-26-26-24-23-23-24-25-26-27-27-24-24-24-25-24-24-23-23-23-22-21-20-20-20-22-24-24-24-19-18-19-18-18-19-17-16-18-16-15-16-14-15-17-17-18-18-12-11-14-11-11-13-10-9-12-9-9-11-9-9-11-10-11-12-6-5-7-5-4-7-4-3-5-3-2-4-2-2-5-4-4-6
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 -26°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Mon night, min -27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
Hail showers.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
hy2c179E70S
697 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB148E68S
891 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ESE
(40 kph at 104).
- km
ASCATB147E68S
906 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ESE
(34 kph at 118).
- 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.