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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
NW
95
WNW
110
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
35
W
35
NW
60
NW
80
NW
65
WNW
55
W
60
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
3
7
1
 mm
max °C
1
1
0
1
1
-4
-4
0
0
0
-3
0
1
1
-1
-5
-3
min °C
1
0
0
0
-4
-4
-4
-4
0
-2
-4
0
1
0
-4
-5
-4
 chill °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-17
-17
-14
-12
-8
-10
-11
-7
-7
-9
-13
-16
-15
Freezing level m
750
150
100
150
0
0
0
50
150
150
0
100
350
550
50
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
50
200
200
150
100
100
100
100
50
50
0
200
100
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Sunrise
10:15
10:15
10:14
10:12
10:11
Sunset
3:33
3:34
3:36
3:37
3:38
3:40

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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 Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 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.
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.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Mist -.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
0.0 km
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Guardiamarina Airport
976 km WNW
27m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
clear
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
light rain
Light rain .
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Sea Lion Island
1079 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Snow grains.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
Mount Alice
1119 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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.