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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 18 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
60
SE
50
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WNW
40
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
65
W
75
W
85
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
5
3
0.4
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
0
3
3
3
4
3
0
-1
-1
2
1
-3
min °C
-11
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-2
1
2
2
4
1
0
-1
-2
1
-2
-3
-24
-20
-19
-16
-16
-15
-7
-4
-3
-4
-2
-6
-8
-10
-10
-8
-12
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1850
2100
2150
2600
1650
250
0
0
600
400
0
Cloud base (m)
50
250
450
200
150
150
150
0
50
100
150
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-8-7-8-7-1233420-1-22-1-3
Sunrise
9:26
9:29
9:32
9:33
9:36
9:38
Sunset
4:07
4:06
4:02
4:00
3:59
3:56

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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 3°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
hy2b304E62S
80 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 145).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b302E61S
114 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 108).
- km
hy2b303E61S
119 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 112).
- km
hy2b300E62S
125 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 102).
- km
hy2b301E61S
135 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 98).
- 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.