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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
250
100
100
50
100
150
150
150
100
150
100
50
250
400
350
100
100
km/h
40
W
50
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
20
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
55
WSW
45
SSE
15
S
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
9
1
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-3
-1
-2
-2
-6
-16
-16
-13
-10
-9
-8
-6
-6
-13
-9
-10
-8
min °C
-9
-5
-2
-2
-2
-14
-16
-16
-17
-10
-10
-10
-6
-9
-15
-12
-11
-9
 chill °C
-19
-15
-11
-11
-11
-24
-26
-24
-23
-18
-17
-16
-17
-20
-23
-18
-17
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-4-2-2-2-10-16-16-15-10-10-9-6-8-14-11-11-9
Sunrise
9:53
9:52
9:49
9:48
9:45
9:44
Sunset
4:00
4:02
4:06
4:07
4:09
4:12

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, calm 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB303E62S
72 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
78 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB304E62S
92 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB304E63S
95 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB304E61S
115 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATB305E62S
130 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC305E62S
160 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 273).
- 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.