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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
100
150
100
150
100
50
100
50
100
200
100
100
300
50
km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
35
W
10
NNE
20
S
30
SW
10
NW
10
S
15
WSW
20
W
10
NW
25
NNE
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
—
5
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-1
0
0
min °C
2
1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-4
-6
-5
-5
-7
-2
0
0
 chill °C
-4
-6
-12
-14
-15
-13
-8
-5
-9
-12
-13
-10
-11
-14
-6
-6
-3
Freezing level m
1050
700
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22-2-4-4-3-1-2-3-4-6-5-5-6-200
Sunrise
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
Sunset
8:32
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
61
Near gales from the NW
(61 kph at 320).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
clear
Mist -.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
2.5 km
Low: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
81
Severe gales from the WNW
(81 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
976 km WNW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.