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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
 km/h
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
35
NE
50
ENE
30
ESE
70
SSE
50
SSE
0
S
30
NE
50
NE
40
NW
30
N
35
NNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NNW
50
NNW
1
5
4
1
4
2
1
7
0.8
0.2
max °C
0
0
-1
0
1
0
-5
-5
-5
-2
-1
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-3
-5
-6
-7
-4
-1
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
-5
-3
-4
-8
-8
-14
-16
-14
-12
-11
-9
-6
-5
-8
-7
-3
-3
-3
50
150
50
100
300
200
0
0
0
0
0
450
400
350
300
950
1300
1650
Cloud base (m)
50
50
200
100
50
100
250
100
100
100
150
50
50
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:41
7:43
7:47
7:50
7:52
7:54
Sunset
6:02
6:00
5:57
5:53
5:51
5:46

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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sat morning). Mainly 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the SW
(70 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC298E61S
259 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 267).
- km

* 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.