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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
WSW
25
SE
20
SW
35
SW
15
SW
20
N
25
ESE
45
SSE
45
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
W
45
WNW
70
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
max °C
-6
-8
-10
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-5
-1
3
4
5
2
min °C
-7
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-3
0
4
3
0
-16
-23
-19
-19
-13
-14
-20
-20
-16
-15
-15
-11
-11
-8
-5
-2
-4
-9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2200
2100
2250
400
Cloud base (m)
150
50
200
200
300
100
50
200
600
150
200
400
300
150
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:22
9:23
9:26
9:29
9:32
9:33
Sunset
4:13
4:09
4:07
4:06
4:02
4:00

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the W 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.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
hy2b303E62S
55 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 245).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
Shower moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2b303E63S
69 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b303E61S
73 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b304E62S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b302E63S
80 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b302E61S
88 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 252).
- 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.