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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
400
50
50
50
100
100
100
200
100
200
300
600
150
200
150
100
km/h
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SE
30
SSE
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-12
-9
-7
-5
-6
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-12
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-13
-10
-9
-7
-8
 chill °C
-11
-11
-10
-12
-22
-25
-23
-19
-24
-23
-24
-22
-19
-18
-15
-13
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-3-8-13-13-14-14-13-15-15-13-10-8-6-7
Sunrise
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:20
7:18
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:12
6:14
6:16
6:20

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-2°C
Mist
67
Gales from the WNW
(67 kph at 290).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
1.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the
(9 kph at 270).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
976 km WNW
14m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 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.