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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
250
100
50
100
100
150
0
0
50
50
50
50
100
100
150
km/h
40
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
50
NW
25
SW
25
ENE
40
ENE
55
NE
50
NNW
35
N
30
NNE
25
NE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
4
2
2
3
7
3
1
3
4
6
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-8
-7
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-7
-11
-13
-5
-1
-2
-4
-5
-7
-9
-11
-12
 chill °C
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-9
-12
-21
-25
-15
-9
-9
-11
-12
-16
-19
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-2-2-1-4-10-10-3-1-2-4-5-7-9-11-12
Sunrise
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:27
8:25
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:17
5:20
5:22
5:25

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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 Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
Guardiamarina Airport
976 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.