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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 06 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
55
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
NNW
55
NW
50
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
25
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
1
2
1.6
4
max °C
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-6
-4
-1
-1
min °C
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-7
-8
-6
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-12
650
500
1450
750
1000
800
950
600
400
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
150
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
100
200
150
100
100
100
100
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Sunrise
10:07
10:08
10:10
10:11
10:12
10:14
Sunset
3:32
3:30
3:30
3:29
3:29
3:27

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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 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
50 minutes 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.
50 minutes 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
clear
Fog -.
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
1.4 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.1 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1270 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Rio Gallegos Airport
1353 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 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.