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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
0
0
50
50
100
150
100
150
100
150
100
150
200
350
150
km/h
20
ESE
40
E
35
NE
50
NNW
10
NE
25
ESE
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
60
SSE
20
SE
15
WNW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
6
5
5
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-8
0
-1
-1
-10
-13
-13
-12
-12
-11
-7
-6
-7
-11
-8
-6
min °C
-7
-10
-4
-1
-7
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-10
-6
-12
-13
-9
-7
 chill °C
-16
-20
-12
-9
-14
-18
-22
-22
-21
-20
-19
-16
-11
-24
-21
-16
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:30
8:27
8:25
8:21
8:18
Sunset
5:17
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:28
5:30

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Thu night). 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.
58 minutes ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
58 minutes ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the SSW
(72 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
58 minutes ago
-20° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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.