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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Mon night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sun
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
25
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
10
NNW
30
E
60
ESE
80
SSE
70
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
19
1
5
2
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.5
max °C
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
-2
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
0
min °C
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-1
-7
-11
-14
-14
-11
-13
-13
-10
-9
-9
-8
1000
700
600
650
600
600
750
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Cloud base (m)
100
200
100
100
100
50
50
0
300
350
100
350
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
22332220-3-3-3-4-4-5-3-3-1
Sunrise
7:18
7:20
7:22
7:26
7:28
Sunset
6:36
6:31
6:29
6:25
6:22
6:19

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Drizzle on Mon night followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
55 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP2342
709 km ENE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
SHIP3842
709 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP1933
719 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
SHIP4202
719 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.