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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
SW
15
W
30
NW
25
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
15
WNW
20
SW
15
E
30
S
45
S
35
S
15
WNW
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1
2
1
0.1
max °C
-5
-3
0
2
2
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-1
2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-8
-10
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-8
-4
-12
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-21
-21
-17
-16
0
0
0
1950
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
550
250
100
50
50
100
250
50
50
350
100
50
100
1250
500
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-120-4-4-5-5-7-10-8-10-11-10-9-8
Sunrise
9:14
9:17
9:18
9:22
9:23
Sunset
4:22
4:20
4:17
4:15
4:13
4:09

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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.
40 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
55 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
40 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Low: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1011 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP6287
1263 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP11788
1263 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
SHIP5706
1263 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C

* 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.