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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
150
150
150
100
100
150
150
200
200
200
150
100
50
100
250
100
100
km/h
40
W
65
W
35
WSW
15
E
10
ESE
15
WSW
20
SE
5
SE
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-10
-13
-16
-15
-12
-13
-14
-13
-9
-8
-1
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
min °C
-8
-11
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-15
-16
-12
-10
-9
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-18
-24
-25
-24
-22
-25
-20
-15
-20
-20
-19
-18
-10
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-11-15-16-16-14-14-15-15-11-9-5-1-2-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
7:47
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the WSW by Sat 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b304E62S
102 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 275).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
-
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b306E61S
280 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 275).
- 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.