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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Mon 29 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
2
max °C
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
min °C
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-24
-30
-31
-34
-32
-32
-31
-28
-28
-26
-18
-18
-23
-20
-20
-30
-30
-28
-31
200
150
0
0
250
0
300
600
200
700
800
150
350
500
0
150
250
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
5500
2400
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
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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 -18°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -24°C on Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
440 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.4 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1056
1173 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 100).
SHIP295
1175 km W
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).

* 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.