Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 74.02° S 162.60° E

Shafer Peak
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2350
2250
2250
2250
4800
2250
km/h
40
NW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-22
-22
-23
-27
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-30
-30
-33
-37
-38
-39
-37
-34
-33
min °C
-23
-22
-25
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-36
-37
-39
-40
-39
-35
-37
 chill °C
-38
-29
-37
-39
-39
-41
-43
-43
-42
-44
-45
-50
-51
-53
-55
-55
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-27-30-31-32-34-34-34-34-35-38-40-41-42-41-38-38-23-22-24-28-28-29-31-31-31-31-31-35-37-39-40-38-35-35-20-18-20-23-24-26-27-27-27-27-28-30-33-35-36-34-31-31-17-14-16-19-21-22-23-24-23-24-25-26-28-30-32-31-28-27-11-7-10-12-14-16-17-17-17-17-18-20-22-24-26-25-21-21
Sunrise
11:18
11:08
11:00
10:52
10:44
10:36
Sunset
3:11
3:21
3:29
3:37
3:44
3:52

Loading...

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Mon night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Low: few
ASCATB145E64S
1320 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB144E64S
1328 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB141E65S
1337 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB142E64S
1353 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB143E64S
1355 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 67).
- km
ASCATB141E64S
1356 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
1373 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NE
(41 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATB140E65S
1377 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB140E64S
1387 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the ESE
(64 kph at 122).
- 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.