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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
45
W
55
WNW
60
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
15
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSW
20
W
25
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
25
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
WNW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
8
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-3
-1
-2
-2
-6
-16
-17
-17
-10
-9
-9
-8
-7
-12
-14
-12
-8
min °C
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-15
-17
-17
-19
-13
-10
-11
-8
-8
-13
-15
-13
-10
 chill °C
-17
-14
-11
-11
-11
-26
-28
-27
-26
-21
-17
-17
-16
-17
-20
-19
-18
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
200
100
50
50
100
100
100
150
100
100
100
100
50
600
100
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:53
9:52
9:49
9:48
9:45
9:44
Sunset
4:00
4:02
4:06
4:07
4:09
4:12

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
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
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
0.0 km
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1079 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Alice
1119 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28

* 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.