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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
200
150
150
150
100
100
50
100
100
150
100
150
100
100
150
150
5850
km/h
10
SW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-5
-2
-2
-1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
min °C
-4
-3
-6
-4
-3
-3
0
0
-3
-1
1
0
2
3
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-8
-7
-13
-11
-11
-11
-6
-6
-10
-8
-5
-8
-5
-4
-9
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
100
0
350
0
1750
1600
1150
0
300
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-6-3-3-200-2-12133100-1
Sunrise
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:24
—
—
7:27
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-3°C
Mist
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
27 km
Mid: overcast
53 km SW
100m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
20 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.