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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
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
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
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)
100
100
100
100
100
50
150
200
150
150
200
150
150
150
100
100
100
km/h
15
SE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
W
65
S
50
SSE
30
SSE
0
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-13
-12
-12
-5
-9
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
min °C
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-10
-10
-8
-6
-6
-4
-4
-6
 chill °C
-20
-22
-20
-16
-18
-26
-27
-21
-16
-14
-14
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.1 km
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Sea Lion Island
1079 km N
15m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: clear
Mount Alice
1119 km N
361m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
22
70 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Weddell Island
1150 km N
17m alt.
58 minutes ago
0° C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Mount Kent
1161 km N
458m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
28

* 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.