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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
200
250
100
100
50
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
150
50
50
50
50
km/h
45
SE
30
SE
20
W
35
W
20
SW
60
WSW
65
SW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
60
W
55
W
45
W
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-6
-8
-6
-5
-2
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-8
-5
-3
-1
-2
-5
-6
-8
-9
-8
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
 chill °C
-21
-18
-18
-18
-11
-11
-10
-12
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-10-7-5-2-1-2-4-6-7-9-7-6-3-2-3-3
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:27
6:30
6:31
6:35
6:37
6:39

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
State of sky unchanged.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SSW
(33 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC290E61S
663 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSW
(45 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC290E60S
693 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the S
(36 kph at 184).
- 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.