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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
rain showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NE
25
NE
20
S
20
NNE
10
NNE
35
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
E
15
SE
5
SW
5
W
20
W
30
WSW
20
W
2
4
5
3
1
2
6
2
3
4
4
0.4
max °C
3
2
1
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
-1
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
min °C
2
1
1
0
1
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-4
-6
-6
-12
-13
-12
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
650
650
400
200
700
0
0
0
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
150
50
100
100
50
50
50
50
100
400
150
150
200
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
32101-2-2-1-1-1-3-6-6-7-6-6-5-4
Sunrise
8:15
8:18
8:21
8:23
8:26
8:30
Sunset
5:22
5:19
5:15
5:13
5:09
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: Light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
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.
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b315E63S
668 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b316E63S
697 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b316E62S
748 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b317E62S
763 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 142).
- km
hy2b317E63S
770 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 145).
- km
hy2b317E64S
782 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 148).
- km
hy2b318E64S
801 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 150).
- 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.