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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
200
100
100
100
200
250
150
100
100
100
250
650
150
km/h
30
SW
0
SSE
35
WSW
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
40
W
50
W
50
W
55
WSW
20
E
5
N
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-7
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-12
-16
-9
-4
-5
-5
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-1
-1
-6
-9
-8
-9
 chill °C
-20
-23
-19
-14
-16
-15
-10
-12
-10
-10
-13
-10
-10
-12
-17
-14
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-15-8-4-4-4-1-2-4-4-3-1-1-4-9-8-8
Sunrise
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
6:58
—
—
7:00
—
—
7:02
—
—
7:06
—
—
7:08
—
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7:10
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun 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 morning, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

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
-13°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-
41
Strong winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(41 kph at 220).
4.0 km
High: scattered
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
Fog
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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.