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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
40
E
45
ESE
25
SE
5
E
30
W
30
NW
45
NW
45
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
NNW
3
2
2
max °C
-35
-35
-32
-30
-26
-24
-27
-30
-32
-35
-35
-31
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
-31
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-31
-28
-26
-29
-31
-34
-35
-35
-35
-31
-32
-34
-33
-32
-32
-54
-55
-52
-38
-43
-42
-47
-50
-54
-56
-56
-55
-50
-50
-52
-48
-46
-44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
5500
6650
2250
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-35-34-31-27-25-28-31-33-35-35-33-31-32-34-33-32-32-33-33-31-28-24-21-25-28-31-33-33-30-28-29-31-30-28-28-28-27-26-23-20-16-19-22-25-30-29-27-25-25-27-26-24-24-22-21-21-19-16-11-14-16-20-25-26-25-20-21-24-22-21-21-15-14-14-12-9-5-7-10-13-19-19-18-14-14-17-16-14-14
Sunrise
8:21
8:26
8:30
8:37
8:41
8:47
Sunset
8:07
8:01
7:55
7:50
7:44
7:38

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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 Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
74 km WNW
1925m alt.
56 minutes ago
-27° C
-
Wind obs. (54 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
56 minutes ago
-13° C
-
119
Extremely windy from the WSW
(119 kph at 240).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
56 minutes ago
-12° C
-
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 130).
ASCATC169E71S
406 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB172E71S
407 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB172E72S
407 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSW
(55 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB170E71S
417 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC170E71S
418 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATC172E71S
420 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the S
(58 kph at 186).
- 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.