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– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -38°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
35
WNW
10
NE
15
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
35
NW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
45
W
 cm 
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-30
-28
-28
-28
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-24
-22
-24
-26
-26
-29
-34
-35
-36
min°C
-29
-30
-31
-31
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-28
-26
-24
-26
-26
-26
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-25
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-26
-26
-27
-32
-34
-36
-38
chill°C 
-34
-38
-41
-38
-41
-48
-49
-47
-47
-46
-46
-47
-44
-39
-34
-37
-40
-39
-40
-40
-40
-40
-41
-43
-38
-40
-42
-44
-35
-40
-41
-42
-49
-52
-57
-59
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)
2300
2250
2300
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2250
2300
2300
5350
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-31-31-30-31-31-30-29-28-28-28-26-24-26-26-26-25-25-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-26-25-23-25-26-27-31-34-36-37-26-26-28-28-27-29-29-28-27-26-26-26-23-22-24-23-23-23-22-22-21-21-22-23-23-23-22-22-20-22-22-23-28-32-34-35-20-20-22-22-22-25-25-24-24-22-22-23-19-18-19-18-18-18-16-17-17-15-16-19-18-17-18-17-15-16-17-18-24-28-30-32-14-13-17-16-16-22-21-20-22-19-19-21-16-14-14-13-12-14-11-11-13-9-10-16-14-13-13-11-9-12-12-13-20-24-26-29-8-7-10-9-9-16-14-14-15-12-12-14-9-7-7-6-6-7-5-5-7-3-4-9-7-6-7-5-3-5-5-6-14-18-19-22
Sunrise
5:33
5:41
5:48
5:54
6:01
6:07
6:13
6:18
6:24
6:31
6:37
6:43
Sunset
11:06
10:59
10:52
10:45
10:38
10:31
10:24
10:19
10:13
10:06
10:00
9:53

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -31°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP4890
216 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 110).
- km
Williams Field
444 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
452 km SSE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1776 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-46° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
2179 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
SHIP7648
217 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP4086
227 km SSE
15m alt.
54 minutes ago
-2° C
39
Fresh winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP1663
227 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 100).
- km
SHIP2069
436 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2774
436 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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.