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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
100
100
100
150
200
150
150
150
150
150
150
150
100
100
100
km/h
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
20
W
70
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-8
-11
-12
-13
-13
-4
-11
-13
-13
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-5
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-9
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-15
-14
-8
-8
-7
-6
-6
-4
-2
-6
 chill °C
-16
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-26
-25
-19
-18
-14
-13
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-6
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-12-12-13-14-8-12-13-14-12-8-8-6-5-6-3-2-4
Sunrise
8:27
8:25
8:21
8:18
8:15
8:11
Sunset
5:22
5:25
5:28
5:30
5:32
5:36

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
55 minutes ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
light snow
Light snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (48 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1270 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1353 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1574 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP8375
1627 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
17.7 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.