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– Lat/Long: 62.98° S 60.65° W

Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
100
150
km/h
45
W
60
WNW
30
W
10
ENE
45
ENE
60
NE
40
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NNE
5
SE
20
WNW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
4
7
3
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-9
-11
-12
-11
-10
-10
-11
-7
-5
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-7
 chill °C
-12
-13
-10
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-18
-18
-19
-19
-15
-17
-14
-18
-15
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, gales from the NE by Tue morning).

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 hours ago
0° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
131 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
131 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
190 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseSanMartin
647 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
871 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
980 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.