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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
100
450
200
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
100
400
650
100
100
400
km/h
60
S
45
SSE
20
SSE
5
N
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
5
SSW
50
SE
50
SE
20
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-13
-13
-10
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-2
-2
-2
-5
-9
-12
min °C
-11
-13
-16
-15
-7
-7
-6
-5
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-4
-8
-11
-15
 chill °C
-24
-25
-16
-19
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-11
-10
-7
-11
-19
-23
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-13-15-13-7-7-5-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-3-7-10-14
Sunrise
8:21
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
8:06
Sunset
5:28
5:30
5:32
5:36
5:38
5:40

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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 -3°C on Sun night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly near 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.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the S
(65 kph at 180).
26 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (139 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
Mist
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
26 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.