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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
30
WNW
50
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
25
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NE
25
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
 cm 
1.0
1.0
7
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-40
-34
-34
-34
-28
-26
-26
-26
-29
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-30
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-30
-30
-32
-32
-33
-30
-29
-30
-32
-33
-33
-36
-34
min°C
-41
-38
-35
-34
-33
-27
-26
-29
-30
-31
-32
-34
-36
-36
-33
-33
-31
-31
-28
-26
-24
-25
-28
-30
-31
-33
-34
-34
-32
-30
-31
-33
-33
-34
-37
-36
chill°C 
-60
-59
-53
-53
-52
-40
-36
-42
-43
-46
-48
-52
-56
-56
-52
-53
-50
-41
-39
-37
-34
-36
-36
-39
-40
-42
-47
-49
-48
-46
-46
-48
-45
-50
-56
-54
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2250
2300
5400
4450
4100
2300
4200
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-38-37-36-33-30-29-31-33-34-35-37-38-37-36-35-33-34-31-31-28-28-31-33-34-36-37-37-35-33-34-36-36-37-39-38-41-36-35-34-31-27-26-28-30-31-32-34-35-35-33-33-31-31-28-26-24-25-27-30-31-33-33-34-31-30-31-33-33-34-37-35-37-33-31-31-28-23-22-24-25-27-27-30-31-31-29-29-27-26-22-21-19-20-21-24-26-28-28-29-27-24-24-28-27-28-32-30-33-29-27-28-25-19-18-20-21-23-23-25-27-27-25-24-23-20-17-17-15-16-16-18-20-22-23-24-22-18-18-23-22-22-27-25-26-23-21-21-19-13-12-13-15-16-17-19-20-20-18-18-16-14-11-10-9-9-9-12-13-16-16-18-16-12-12-17-16-15-20-19
Sunrise
9:07
9:12
9:18
9:23
8:29
9:34
9:40
9:45
9:51
9:56
10:03
10:07
Sunset
7:21
7:15
7:08
7:04
6:58
5:52
6:45
6:39
6:34
6:28
6:22
6:15

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -41°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri afternoon, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue morning, min -34°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Shafer Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 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.
43 minutes ago
-46° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
88 km SSE
93m alt.
43 minutes ago
-24° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
245 km ENE
780m alt.
43 minutes ago
-27° C
-
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
SHIP457
288 km SSE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-40° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
SHIP14
289 km SSE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-40° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 300).
SHIP9689
289 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
- km
SHIP685
289 km SSE
-m alt.
43 minutes ago
-40° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
SHIP6610
289 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-40° C
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 290).
SHIP10392
289 km SSE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-40° C
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
SHIP3738
289 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
- 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.