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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
NW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
5
9
1
max °C
-18
-17
-15
-23
-21
-20
-20
-22
-25
-26
-27
-28
-29
-31
-33
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-19
-18
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-24
-26
-26
-27
-29
-30
-32
-33
-32
-31
-31
-35
-30
-37
-34
-32
-38
-34
-37
-41
-41
-44
-48
-49
-51
-52
-52
-51
-51
50
450
300
0
250
150
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
2300
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-19-23-21-21-21-23-26-26-27-29-30-32-33-32-31-31-16-15-16-20-17-17-18-20-23-23-24-26-27-29-31-30-29-29-10-10-11-14-11-12-12-14-18-17-18-21-22-24-27-26-25-26-5-5-7-9-5-6-6-8-14-11-12-17-17-18-23-21-19-2323-1-2201-1-7-5-5-11-10-12-17-14-13-16
Sunrise
3:57
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
Sunset
12:52
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the W 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
301 km WNW
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 41 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 140).
50 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP3800
1516 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 240).
- 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.