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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
150
150
100
100
100
300
200
150
150
200
150
150
100
km/h
10
ESE
20
E
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
20
W
70
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
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Snowflake cm
3
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-8
-12
-13
-13
-12
-5
-10
-13
-12
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-3
min °C
-7
-10
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-14
-9
-9
-6
-6
-6
 chill °C
-14
-18
-21
-22
-21
-18
-18
-25
-26
-18
-14
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-9-12-13-13-13-9-11-13-13-12-9-8-6-5-5
Sunrise
8:27
8:25
8:21
8:18
8:15
Sunset
5:22
5:25
5:28
5:30
5:32

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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) at the specific elevation of 180 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands). 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
light snow
Light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 190).
0.5 km
Mid: broken
hy2c311E60S
559 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 105).
- km
hy2c311E59S
568 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c312E60S
569 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c310E59S
579 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 298).
- km
hy2c310E58S
591 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c309E58S
605 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the NW
(12 kph at 308).
- km

* 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.