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

Shafer Peak Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2300
2250
5300
5250
4750
2300
2300
8350
km/h
5
E
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-38
-35
-35
-34
-33
-32
-33
-35
-36
-37
-35
-35
-33
-28
-26
-23
min °C
-39
-36
-36
-37
-33
-33
-35
-35
-37
-38
-36
-36
-36
-31
-27
-25
 chill °C
-46
-46
-51
-54
-48
-46
-52
-52
-55
-56
-45
-47
-47
-40
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-42-39-39-39-36-35-37-38-39-40-39-39-38-33-31-27-39-36-36-36-33-33-34-35-37-38-36-36-35-30-27-24-34-30-31-32-30-29-31-31-32-33-31-31-30-24-21-20-29-25-25-29-25-24-27-27-27-29-25-25-26-19-16-16-23-19-19-22-18-17-21-20-20-23-19-18-19-13-9-10
Sunrise
—
6:58
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:01
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:13
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:23
—

Loading...

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Shafer Peak is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat afternoon, min -39°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Shafer Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

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
Jang Bogo Station
84 km SE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
445 km SSE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1167 km W
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATB176E64S
1283 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1288 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1295 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1299 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1311 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1313 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1324 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 310).
- 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.