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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
200
100
200
150
150
350
200
200
250
100
100
100
100
150
150
km/h
40
WSW
35
SE
5
S
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
W
50
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
45
SW
10
ENE
10
NE
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-16
-15
-13
-13
-12
-13
-8
-7
-1
0
0
-2
-4
-5
-3
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-14
-10
-9
-6
0
-1
-4
-5
-6
-6
 chill °C
-25
-29
-24
-24
-16
-21
-21
-18
-19
-16
-8
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
250
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-17-16-15-13-13-14-9-8-40-1-3-5-6-5
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:08

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC302E63S
47 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 76).
- km
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 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
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB302E62S
67 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
70 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
71 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB303E62S
75 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
82 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 76).
- 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.