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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
W
20
WNW
5
WSW
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
25
E
20
E
25
SE
1
3
1
max °C
-6
-4
-2
0
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-7
-5
-4
-1
1
1
1
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-4
-6
-13
-11
-12
-8
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-6
-12
-10
-8
-11
-12
-10
-14
0
0
0
0
300
600
400
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
200
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
150
100
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-5-3-121110-2-4-4-3-4-5-4-5
Sunrise
8:30
8:32
8:34
8:37
8:40
Sunset
5:09
5:07
5:04
5:01
4:59
4:55

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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 Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri 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
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
40 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
34 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
40 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.