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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
300
150
200
100
50
100
100
100
150
150
150
150
100
100
100
100
km/h
10
SSW
15
WNW
40
WSW
25
SSW
15
NE
25
ESE
10
NW
30
SW
20
SE
5
WNW
15
SW
20
W
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-6
-1
-2
-5
-11
-5
-4
-8
-9
-6
-5
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-11
-8
-2
-5
-9
-12
-13
-6
-10
-12
-8
-6
-3
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-11
-14
-10
-9
-17
-20
-13
-14
-16
-12
-14
-14
-11
-9
-11
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-2-4-7-12-9-5-9-11-7-6-2-1-1-2
Sunrise
8:56
8:53
8:51
8:48
8:45
Sunset
4:57
5:00
5:01
5:05
5:07

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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
3 hours 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
-5° C
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
976 km WNW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 270 degs)
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1258 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1259 km WNW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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.