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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light snow
 km/h
50
SE
20
S
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
20
ENE
20
SSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
25
NW
70
W
3
1
1
2
0.6
0.9
0.7
1.4
0.7
5
max °C
-4
-3
-3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
min °C
-4
-3
-4
-1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
-13
-9
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
-4
-4
-6
-3
-8
0
0
0
100
400
700
450
500
400
500
650
700
750
500
350
300
500
600
Cloud base (m)
700
450
250
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
3:47
3:50
3:53
3:56
3:59
4:01
Sunset
10:13
10:10
10:07
10:06
10:04
10:00

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP1934
223 km SSE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
SHIP8610
223 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP16
223 km SSE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
SHIP6146
223 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 200).
- 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.