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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
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 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). 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
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
250
100
50
0
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
km/h
45
W
60
NW
30
W
25
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
25
WNW
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
1
9
7
2
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-1
0
-1
-3
-8
-3
-1
-5
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-8
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-8
-10
-6
-3
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-13
-10
 chill °C
-10
-9
-5
-18
-21
-16
-7
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-17
-16
-20
-19
-16
Freezing level m
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1-2-6-9-5-2-8-11-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-9
Sunrise
8:33
8:30
8:27
8:25
8:21
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:28

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Mist
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
27 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
976 km WNW
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.