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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
100
100
50
150
200
150
150
200
150
150
150
100
150
150
100
100
100
km/h
15
SSE
10
S
20
W
65
SSE
50
SSE
30
SSE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-12
-4
-9
-14
-14
-13
-10
-8
-6
-5
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
0
min °C
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-16
-11
-9
-8
-6
-6
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
 chill °C
-20
-16
-19
-29
-27
-23
-16
-16
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-9
-9
-12
-8
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-8-12-14-15-15-11-9-7-6-5-3-3-4-4-3-1
Sunrise
8:25
8:21
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:08
Sunset
5:25
5:28
5:30
5:32
5:36
5:38

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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 -4°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-12° C
light snow
Diamond dust.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: few
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
State of sky unchanged.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
0.5 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC297E64S
327 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
345 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
- 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.