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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 10 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
light rain
light rain
 km/h
45
SE
50
SE
55
SSE
55
SSE
35
SSE
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
70
W
25
NW
30
NNW
45
N
4
1
1
0.1
0.1
0.2
1.1
0.3
3
max °C
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
1
4
5
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
-16
-16
-15
-14
-11
-6
-7
-4
-3
-5
-3
-2
-6
-6
-5
-8
-4
-2
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
650
550
750
750
400
300
500
450
500
1050
1900
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
200
150
100
100
100
100
100
100
150
100
100
50
150
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-5-4-3-1-1222332132145
Sunrise
5:05
5:07
5:11
5:13
5:16
5:20
Sunset
9:04
9:00
8:58
8:54
8:52
8:49

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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 Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E63S
49 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
53 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 135).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
59 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
63 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
81 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
105 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC304E63S
109 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
111 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 131).
- 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.