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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
45
SW
10
SSW
45
W
60
W
85
WNW
60
WSW
65
WSW
30
W
80
WNW
30
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
0
S
45
NW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
3
6
1
4
12
8
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-2
-2
-2
-8
-9
-1
-1
-12
-14
-13
-14
-8
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-8
-11
-4
-3
-4
-10
-10
-9
-10
-15
-16
-14
-14
-11
-7
-5
-3
 chill °C
-16
-19
-13
-13
-14
-23
-23
-20
-21
-28
-24
-22
-14
-19
-17
-15
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
150
150
150
50
50
100
1800
50
50
150
200
400
200
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-10-3-3-3-9-10-5-6-14-15-14-14-10-6-5-3
Sunrise
10:02
10:00
9:57
9:56
9:53
Sunset
3:51
3:52
3:55
3:56
3:59
4:00

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
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
-5° C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
clear
Mist -.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
976 km WNW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 150).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1258 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.