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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
15
S
10
W
20
WSW
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.5
0.1
0.2
8
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
max °C
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
min °C
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
-1
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
350
1050
1500
1900
1950
1550
1900
1900
1500
1400
1100
800
850
650
400
600
500
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
150
100
100
100
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Sunrise
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:58
Sunset
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:13
8:09
8:07

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
52 minutes ago
5° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
King Sejong
44 km SW
64m alt.
52 minutes ago
5° C
moderate rain
Rain
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
52 minutes 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.
52 minutes ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
1° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
52 minutes ago
-2° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP1740
277 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
SHIP5262
277 km SSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C

* 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.