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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 25 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
 km/h
15
NW
10
SSE
5
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
45
W
25
NW
25
NW
30
N
30
NW
2
3
0.2
1.3
3
4
max °C
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
0
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
min °C
-1
-5
-4
-3
-6
-5
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
-6
-8
-7
-6
-11
-9
-2
-6
-7
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
450
1350
700
450
500
650
450
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
50
400
400
150
100
250
50
100
100
50
50
100
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Sunrise
7:07
7:09
7:11
7:15
7:18
Sunset
6:49
6:45
6:42
6:38
6:36
6:31

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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 -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NE 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
59 minutes ago
-7° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Blowing heavy snow.
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
59 minutes ago
-10° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
59 minutes ago
2° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
59 minutes ago
-2° C
-
65
Gales from the E
(65 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Guardiamarina Airport
976 km WNW
27m alt.
59 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.