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Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
km/h
20
SE
35
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
5
SE
25
SSW
20
S
35
S
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
W
40
W
40
W
60
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
0.6
0.3
max °C
-12
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
-11
-6
-5
-5
-2
-1
0
2
2
2
2
min °C
-12
-12
-7
-8
-10
-11
-11
-11
-6
-5
-5
-1
0
1
2
2
0
-20
-23
-17
-19
-22
-20
-20
-20
-14
-11
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2150
2000
1950
1450
Cloud base (m)
400
300
350
200
1200
100
300
400
100
50
0
150
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-7-8-9-11-11-9-6-5-4-102221-7-7-4-3-5-6-8-6-3-3-3-2-21112
Sunrise
9:42
9:45
9:48
9:49
9:52
Sunset
4:15
4:14
4:10
4:08
4:06
4:04

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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 -5°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
123 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
130 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
131 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
189 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP3059
539 km W
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2437
539 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP2841
546 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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.