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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 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 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
350
100
100
50
100
100
100
100
100
350
100
50
100
350
100
150
500
km/h
50
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
W
35
WSW
45
SSE
20
S
10
NW
15
ESE
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
9
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-1
-1
-2
-4
-16
-16
-14
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-10
-6
-7
-9
min °C
-6
-2
-2
-2
-14
-16
-16
-17
-10
-10
-11
-7
-9
-12
-7
-9
-12
 chill °C
-16
-11
-11
-11
-24
-26
-25
-17
-19
-17
-17
-16
-21
-15
-11
-17
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-2-2-2-9-16-16-16-10-10-9-7-9-11-7-8-11
Sunrise
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 Wed morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 310).
0.6 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Stanley Airport
1162 km N
23m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1228 km WNW
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.