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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
50
100
100
100
50
100
100
100
100
100
150
km/h
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
50
NW
40
W
25
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
20
E
50
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
45
SSE
55
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
2
7
5
7
8
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-6
-4
-1
-2
-15
-14
-13
-15
-13
-13
-13
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-9
-10
-2
-8
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-6
-19
-21
-10
-19
-30
-24
-23
-28
-25
-26
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-1-1-2-2-2-8-7-2-5-16-14-14-16-14-13-13
Sunrise
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:27
8:25
Sunset
5:15
5:17
5:20
5:22
5:25

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours 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
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
27 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB297E63S
281 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 307).
- 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.