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Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
50
50
150
km/h
40
W
50
WSW
60
NW
40
W
20
NE
45
NE
55
NE
60
NE
15
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
20
SE
15
W
10
NE
5
NNE
25
W
20
SSE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
6
3
2
3
6
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-4
-6
-5
-5
-7
-9
-11
-11
-13
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-9
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
-7
-6
-9
-11
-11
-12
-14
-11
-12
-13
-11
-10
-10
 chill °C
-13
-14
-12
-13
-16
-17
-17
-19
-19
-21
-22
-22
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-4-7-6-6-8-10-11-12-14-11-12-13-11-10-10-1-2-1-1-4-7-6-7-10-10-10-10-7-8-9-6-8-8
Sunrise
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:38
8:36
Sunset
5:22
5:24
5:27
5:30
5:32
5:36

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Deception Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Deception Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Deception Island at the specific elevation of 576 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Deception Island. 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
73 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
27 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
123 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
131 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBernardoO higgins
144 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
190 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c294E61S
358 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 282).
- km
hy2c292E62S
361 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 308).
- 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.