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Deception Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
100
200
150
100
150
100
km/h
45
N
50
NNE
20
E
5
SW
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
10
S
15
WSW
35
WSW
65
WSW
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Snowflake cm
10
16
4
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-10
-11
-10
-11
-10
-6
-7
-10
-10
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-5
-9
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-8
-9
-11
-12
-9
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-14
-19
-19
-15
-17
-18
-18
-15
-21
-22
-21
-15
-13
-10
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:38
8:36
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:27
5:30
5:32
5:36
5:37
5:40

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu night).

Deception Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
122 km NE
48m alt.
41 minutes 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
0° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 350).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
131 km NE
52m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
131 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
190 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
244 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
647 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
871 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
980 km NW
14m alt.
1 hour 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.