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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
100
150
100
km/h
15
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
35
W
25
WNW
35
NW
25
WSW
35
WNW
50
WSW
50
WSW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
3
1
1
4
 mm
max °C
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-2
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-10
-11
-12
-14
 chill °C
-6
-13
-13
-8
-9
-12
-9
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-8
-9
-21
-23
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-6-5-5-5-4-6-7-5-4-2-1-3-7-11-12-13
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
7:50
7:47
Sunset
5:44
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
Continuous moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
47 minutes 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.
47 minutes ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
0.6 km
Mid: few
High: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
5.0 km
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.