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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
200
100
150
150
100
100
100
50
50
50
0
50
0
100
km/h
50
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
W
35
W
15
WNW
10
SSW
50
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-9
-9
-11
-10
-9
-6
-1
-1
-1
-6
-4
-3
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-3
-10
-10
-10
-13
-11
-10
-11
-2
-1
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
 chill °C
-12
-19
-20
-19
-22
-19
-19
-19
-10
-9
-14
-16
-14
-10
-11
-20
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-7-10-10-12-11-10-9-2-1-3-6-5-5-7-7-7
Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:39
6:35
Sunset
6:39
6:43
6:45
6:47
6:50
6:52

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, gales from the WSW by Wed 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
hy2c303E63S
66 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c303E62S
73 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 280).
- km
hy2c302E63S
74 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 278).
- km
hy2c301E62S
89 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c301E61S
92 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c300E62S
113 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 280).
- 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.