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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
150
50
0
50
km/h
15
W
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
50
NW
25
W
10
N
10
NNE
30
ENE
35
ESE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
3
3
9
19
11
6
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-13
-16
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-3
-3
-6
-16
-18
 chill °C
-7
-9
-11
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-6
-10
-8
-14
-28
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
50
50
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-3-10-1-1-1-1-1-1-10-2-3-5-15-17
Sunrise
8:45
8:42
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:07
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:20

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Tue night).

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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.7 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.