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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
50
50
50
100
100
500
500
350
350
100
150
100
50
km/h
25
W
40
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
30
W
5
SW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
2
2
0
-3
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-1
min °C
1
3
2
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-2
-4
 chill °C
-6
-4
-4
-7
-11
-14
-15
-12
-8
-7
-8
-12
-14
-11
-9
-10
Freezing level m
650
2000
950
650
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:26
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:42
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8:45
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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon 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
2°C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 320).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
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.
34 minutes 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
clear
Fog -.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.1 km
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
Patches of fog.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB316E60S
823 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 62).
- 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.