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Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
max °C
-20
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-20
-22
-23
-25
-25
-27
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-21
-19
-18
-17
-16
-20
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-28
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-37
-35
-33
-29
-26
-29
-32
-36
-36
-36
-34
-39
-40
-40
-41
-40
-40
-43
0
0
0
50
500
150
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8350
5250
2300
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -16°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -30°C on Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
300 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 300).
SHIP6590
384 km S
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
Mcmurdo
440 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
32 km
Mid: clear
SHIP3380
385 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
21
Moderate winds from the N
(21 kph at 0).
- km
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
32 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP622
1129 km NW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 350).

* 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.