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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
100
100
250
200
150
150
150
150
150
150
100
150
100
100
100
km/h
40
SE
35
SE
10
ESE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
40
SE
30
SE
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
35
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-16
-15
-14
-10
-9
-8
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-16
-16
-15
-15
-13
-9
-9
-7
-3
-4
-2
-2
-4
 chill °C
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-28
-29
-26
-23
-19
-16
-17
-14
-11
-11
-9
-8
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-14-13-13-15-16-15-15-12-9-9-5-3-3-2-2-3
Sunrise
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:18
7:15
7:11
Sunset
6:12
6:14
6:16
6:20
6:22
6:24

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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. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
54
Near gales from the ESE
(54 kph at 110).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
1.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
heavy snow
Continuous heavy snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
40 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.