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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
150
50
50
200
100
100
100
100
200
100
200
km/h
15
SW
10
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
25
W
20
W
35
W
50
WSW
55
W
20
SSW
30
E
10
E
15
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-6
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-10
-8
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-12
-13
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-7
-10
-11
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
 chill °C
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-10
-12
-17
-22
-24
-21
-26
-22
-22
-20
-19
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-5-6-4-3-4-3-4-6-10-10-14-15-16-16-15-13-14
Sunrise
7:56
7:52
7:50
7:47
7:43
7:41
Sunset
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57
5:59
6:01

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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 -2°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
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
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
26 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
Mist
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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.