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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
150
100
100
200
100
100
150
100
100
100
150
150
100
400
100
550
km/h
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
10
SSW
0
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-13
-16
-15
-13
-10
-9
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-5
min °C
-12
-12
-16
-16
-16
-16
-12
-10
-10
-7
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-3
-4
-8
 chill °C
-22
-22
-28
-28
-28
-25
-12
-18
-18
-14
-13
-15
-10
-12
-14
-8
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-15-16-16-15-11-10-9-6-5-6-6-6-6-3-3-7
Sunrise
7:24
7:20
7:18
7:15
7:11
7:07
Sunset
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:24
6:27

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
King Sejong
44 km SW
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
28 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.