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– Lat/Long: 62.98° S 60.65° W

Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light rain
cloudy
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
45
NW
35
NW
75
NW
70
NW
40
NW
10
N
35
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
45
NW
35
WNW
15
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
20
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
50
WNW
1
1
3
6
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
max °C
-1
-1
3
3
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
min °C
-2
-1
2
3
1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-3
0
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
-10
-8
-6
-5
-6
-10
-10
-6
-6
-12
-10
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-10
250
400
1350
1400
950
500
300
350
250
0
250
100
550
500
250
150
400
450
Cloud base (m)
100
0
50
300
200
100
600
350
1550
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1331-1-2-1-2-2-2-20-1-2-2-1-1225532222111221122
Sunrise
8:14
8:17
8:18
8:22
8:25
8:27
Sunset
5:49
5:45
5:43
5:38
5:36
5:32

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Deception Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Deception Island is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
123 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
144 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
Mist
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
190 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
647 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
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.