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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
150
100
100
150
350
100
150
150
200
200
150
100
100
100
km/h
30
NW
30
W
50
W
45
W
70
W
35
WSW
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
S
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
-2
-4
-6
-11
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-12
-8
-6
1
0
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-4
-6
-7
-12
-16
-17
-15
-16
-15
-16
-16
-10
-7
-3
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
-8
-12
-17
-17
-25
-24
-24
-19
-24
-22
-22
-23
-19
-16
-12
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-5-7-12-15-17-15-15-15-15-14-9-7-10-1-2
Sunrise
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
Sunset
5:53
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07

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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 0°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
45 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.
45 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
light rain
Freezing drizzle.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
65
Gales from the NW
(65 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB295E62S
388 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB295E61S
402 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB295E60S
442 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB294E62S
449 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB294E61S
452 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 254).
- 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.