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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
50
50
100
100
200
150
250
100
100
100
100
50
150
km/h
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
E
30
SE
30
SE
10
E
5
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
SSW
10
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
4
5
1
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-6
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-5
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
-4
-6
-7
-6
-3
-14
-15
-14
-9
-12
-12
-9
-12
-12
-14
-14
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-1-1-1-4-7-8-6-6-5-5-7-5-5-3
Sunrise
8:06
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
Sunset
5:40
5:44
5:45
5:49
5:51

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
0.2 km
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
Fog
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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.