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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
150
100
150
100
100
100
300
200
2550
100
100
100
100
150
200
km/h
40
W
65
W
35
SW
20
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
10
SE
5
NW
5
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
45
W
50
WSW
65
WSW
45
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-10
-13
-16
-16
-13
-13
-13
-14
-9
-8
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-5
min °C
-7
-11
-16
-17
-17
-17
-13
-14
-14
-13
-9
-8
-1
-1
-4
-4
-5
-7
 chill °C
-16
-24
-25
-28
-17
-24
-19
-14
-14
-21
-19
-18
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-11-15-17-17-15-13-14-14-11-9-4-1-1-3-4-4-6
Sunrise
7:47
7:43
7:41
7:37
7:33
7:31
Sunset
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:08

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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 well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
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
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 310).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
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 S
(46 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: scattered
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
18m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.