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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
200
100
150
100
200
200
250
200
550
50
100
100
150
150
150
km/h
65
W
40
WSW
25
SE
5
E
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
SW
15
W
30
W
50
W
60
W
60
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-13
-16
-16
-13
-13
-12
-13
-8
-7
1
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-1
min °C
-10
-16
-17
-16
-16
-13
-13
-14
-12
-8
-6
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
 chill °C
-23
-25
-28
-16
-23
-18
-18
-20
-20
-18
-16
-9
-11
-11
-9
-7
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
50
0
0
0
0
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-10-15-17-16-15-13-13-14-10-8-31-2-4-4-3-2
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:08

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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 -8°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
76
Severe gales from the W
(76 kph at 260).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.5 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c307E61S
324 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c307E60S
328 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c306E60S
337 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c306E59S
355 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- 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.