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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
0
50
0
50
150
100
50
100
150
400
100
7300
250
50
km/h
45
W
50
W
10
SSW
5
N
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
10
WNW
30
WSW
40
W
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
70
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-11
-6
-2
-1
-4
-4
-2
min °C
-3
-2
-8
-8
-8
-7
-4
-6
-8
-7
-12
-14
-8
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-20
-18
-14
-17
-19
-16
-20
-20
-17
-13
-12
-14
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-5-8-8-6-4-5-7-7-9-13-7-3-2-4-5-4
Sunrise
6:39
6:35
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:22
Sunset
6:50
6:52
6:55
6:58
7:00
7:02

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.