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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
50
W
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NNE
45
E
40
ESE
25
SSE
5
SSE
30
W
35
NW
35
WNW
55
WNW
60
NW
45
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
45
NW
20
NW
5
NE
2
2
2
2
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-33
-35
-35
-32
-30
-27
-26
-29
-30
-31
-34
-35
-30
-28
-28
-30
min °C
-33
-30
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
-32
-28
-29
-30
-31
-34
-35
-35
-34
-29
-29
-31
-53
-48
-51
-53
-56
-54
-54
-39
-43
-46
-48
-51
-55
-55
-56
-57
-47
-37
-31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2600
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2450
4650
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-32-34-36-36-34-31-28-28-30-31-33-35-35-32-29-29-31-28-26-28-31-33-33-31-28-25-25-27-28-30-32-33-30-25-25-27-23-20-23-26-28-28-26-23-21-19-21-22-25-27-29-26-21-20-22-19-15-17-20-22-21-21-19-16-14-17-17-20-23-23-23-17-16-18-13-8-10-14-15-15-15-13-10-7-10-11-14-16-17-16-10-9-11
Sunrise
8:15
8:21
8:26
8:30
8:37
8:41
Sunset
8:13
8:07
8:01
7:55
7:50
7:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Wed afternoon, min -36°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-32° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 160).
ASCATC173E74S
335 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATB172E73S
348 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB174E74S
349 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC174E74S
352 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATC172E73S
353 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB173E73S
363 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNW
(34 kph at 332).
- 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.