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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 27 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
 km/h
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
2
1
max °C
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
-21
-21
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-33
-34
-34
-34
-30
-28
-24
-28
-29
-26
850
800
400
500
700
350
500
300
0
0
0
0
100
600
250
300
300
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2300
2250
2300
2250
5750
5500
2300
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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
-8° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
Cape Phillips
246 km ENE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
301 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
442 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
446 km SSE
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB164E66S
923 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB163E66S
938 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB163E65S
952 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB162E65S
953 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NW
(23 kph at 315).
- 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.