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Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
40
W
50
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
-1
0
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-9
-10
-9
-9
-12
-13
-14
-14
-11
-10
-10
-8
-4
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
50
150
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
150
150
200
200
200
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-2-2-3-4-4-4-1-100-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-210000000-1-1-2-3-3-2-1
Sunrise
10:00
10:03
10:04
10:07
10:10
10:11
Sunset
3:56
3:55
3:52
3:51
3:48
3:47

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Deception Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Deception Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

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
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
123 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 240 degs)
(17 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
131 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
131 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseBernardoO higgins
144 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
190 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
647 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.