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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
 km/h
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
40
NE
55
NE
30
NE
15
W
 cm 
2
7
3
2
1
2
4
2
 mm 
max°C
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
min°C
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
chill°C 
-6
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-6
-4
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-4
Freezing level (m
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
50
250
550
550
700
250
400
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
100
100
150
150
150
150
100
100
100
100
250
250
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:04
3:03
3:01
3:00
3:00
2:59
Sunset
10:20
10:22
10:24
10:27
10:29
10:30

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
4 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours 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
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2c303E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 68).
- km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c303E61S
118 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NE
(37 kph at 42).
- km
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
4 hours ago
5° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c299E61S
171 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
Low: 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.