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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
400
200
100
100
150
450
50
50
50
100
400
100
100
200
250
km/h
10
ENE
10
W
15
W
30
W
50
WNW
70
SW
55
SW
40
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
35
SW
10
SW
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-8
-7
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-7
-9
-14
-15
-14
-15
min °C
-14
-16
-13
-9
-7
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-7
-12
-15
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-20
-22
-21
-19
-17
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-13
-16
-20
-24
-25
-22
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-15-11-8-4-2-1-2-2-2-4-7-11-15-15-15-16
Sunrise
7:37
7:33
7:31
7:28
7:24
Sunset
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:08
6:12
6:14

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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 below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the SW by Sat morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-28°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.