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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
200
50
50
150
150
100
100
100
100
100
200
250
150
km/h
45
WNW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
SE
25
S
25
ESE
25
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
45
ESE
35
ESE
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-9
-11
-15
-10
min °C
-9
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-11
-13
-13
-15
-15
-13
-12
-13
-15
-17
 chill °C
-19
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-21
-23
-25
-25
-25
-21
-20
-25
-27
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:12
6:14
6:16

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Mon morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-7°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
3.0 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB297E61S
318 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNW
(46 kph at 335).
- km
ASCATB296E61S
351 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 333).
- 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.