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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
35
WSW
15
SW
10
NW
40
WNW
30
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
55
W
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
15
ESE
10
NNE
20
WSW
15
WSW
40
W
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-11
-13
-9
-6
-8
-6
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-12
-12
-11
-10
-6
-6
min °C
-13
-15
-14
-8
-10
-7
-4
-2
-2
-2
-9
-13
-13
-13
-11
-7
-8
 chill °C
-22
-24
-20
-15
-20
-17
-14
-11
-10
-10
-14
-18
-18
-20
-18
-17
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
400
400
200
50
350
150
100
100
100
100
300
100
300
200
100
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-14-12-7-9-7-3-2-2-2-6-13-13-12-11-7-7
Sunrise
9:56
9:53
9:52
9:49
9:48
Sunset
3:56
3:59
4:00
4:02
4:06
4:07

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon 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
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
-9° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
0.0 km
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
2° C
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
3.5 km
Low: overcast
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
light rain
Drizzle
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1258 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).

* 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.