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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
55
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
N
15
WNW
max °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
min °C
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-36
-35
-33
-31
-30
-30
-31
-32
-30
-28
-28
-23
-21
-14
-20
-20
-20
200
0
300
650
300
600
600
0
100
500
300
1100
1400
1000
1100
1150
900
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
5500
2300
2350
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue night, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 280).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 013 to 017 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
445 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
454 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP934
1287 km WNW
-m alt.
39 minutes ago
1° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 60).
SHIP345
1287 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 60).
SHIP7046
1289 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- km
SHIP3787
1289 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
- 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.