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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
200
100
150
250
100
200
150
250
km/h
10
W
25
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
20
W
40
W
50
WSW
40
W
15
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
0
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-5
-10
-10
-14
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
-4
-6
-11
-12
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-15
-17
 chill °C
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-8
-11
-14
-23
-24
-28
-24
-15
-17
-17
-21
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-4-3-3-1-3-6-11-11-15-15-15-17-16-15-17
Sunrise
7:52
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
Sunset
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57
5:59
6:01

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
52 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.
52 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
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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.