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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
50
0
50
0
0
300
0
50
50
50
100
150
300
100
km/h
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
10
SW
10
SE
45
W
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
5
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
1
1
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-9
-7
-6
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-9
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-2
-6
-5
-2
-9
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-4
-7
-12
-8
-4
-3
 chill °C
-11
-16
-14
-10
-17
-15
-20
-18
-15
-14
-15
-13
-18
-17
-16
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-4-2-6-10-8-7-6-4-5-4-6-11-7-4-3
Sunrise
6:39
6:35
6:31
6:28
6:26
Sunset
6:47
6:50
6:52
6:55
6:58
7:00

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sun 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
59 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.
59 minutes 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 -.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 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
5°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Sea Lion Island
1079 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1°C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Mid: scattered
Mount Alice
1119 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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.