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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
km/h
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
5
3
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-3
-2
0
-1
-2
-4
min °C
-1
-1
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-2
-1
-2
-4
-12
 chill °C
-7
-7
-7
-13
-13
-10
-11
-12
-10
-13
-12
-13
-10
-8
-10
-12
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2-5-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-4-2-1-2-3-8
Sunrise
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
7:50
Sunset
5:40
5:44
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
3.0 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).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
8.0 km
High: scattered
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-5°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
Fog
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
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
5°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud

* 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.