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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the E by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
50
100
300
300
450
150
300
50
km/h
5
ESE
5
S
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
W
35
W
60
WSW
55
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
E
65
E
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Snowflake cm
1
4
13
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-3
-3
-1
0
-1
-3
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-4
-4
-1
-3
-10
-11
-11
-14
-14
-11
-18
 chill °C
-7
-10
-13
-11
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-7
-10
-22
-24
-24
-22
-23
-19
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-5-6-6-4-4-3-1-2-7-11-11-13-13-11-15
Sunrise
8:00
7:56
7:52
7:50
7:47
7:43
Sunset
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57
5:59

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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 Sun night, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, gales from the E by Wed 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
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
Clouds developing.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
Clouds dissolving.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.