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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
35
N
10
N
25
NNW
45
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
65
W
65
W
35
NW
10
1
1
2
max °C
-15
-23
-21
-21
-21
-22
-25
-26
-26
-27
-29
-29
-31
-33
-33
-29
-25
-20
-16
min °C
-21
-23
-21
-21
-22
-24
-26
-26
-26
-28
-29
-30
-33
-33
-33
-32
-27
-23
-18
-36
-32
-32
-36
-36
-36
-41
-42
-43
-46
-48
-49
-52
-51
-52
-50
-47
-41
-31
350
0
350
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2350
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2250
2300
2300
8100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
4:07
4:18
4:28
4:39
4:47
4:56
Sunset
12:40
12:29
12:19
12:10
11:52
11:44

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Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu night, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

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
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (65 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
ASCATB165E75S
138 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATC165E75S
140 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB167E74S
151 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB167E75S
154 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSE
(25 kph at 152).
- km
ASCATC167E75S
155 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATC168E74S
161 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the E
(21 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB168E74S
163 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 109).
- km
ASCATC168E75S
166 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 101).
- 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.