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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Wed 23 Sep 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 -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
100
100
150
100
50
100
150
100
150
150
100
km/h
50
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
35
SW
5
SSE
5
W
25
SW
30
W
55
W
45
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-5
-11
-13
-13
-8
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-12
-12
-14
-15
-10
-5
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-1
 chill °C
-17
-14
-14
-20
-20
-23
-20
-19
-13
-11
-13
-14
-13
-13
-12
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-4-9-12-14-14-9-4-2-4-4-5-5-3-1
Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:26
6:22
6:18
Sunset
6:55
6:58
7:00
7:02
7:06

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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 -3°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly gales.

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
-5°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATC298E62S
202 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC298E63S
206 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
210 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
213 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB298E62S
233 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 241).
- 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.