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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
100
50
50
100
150
150
100
400
50
50
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
km/h
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
40
W
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
S
5
WSW
15
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
0
0
min °C
3
2
1
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-7
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-4
-4
-6
-12
-14
-15
-12
-10
-7
-5
-11
-14
-12
-7
-14
-6
-6
-6
Freezing level m
1950
1050
750
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
322-2-4-4-3-2-3-2-4-5-5-4-500-1
Sunrise
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:33
—
—
4:30
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:32
—
—
8:36
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:45
—
—
8:47
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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue 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
4°C
Mist
87
Stormy winds from the NW
(87 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC302E62S
43 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 322).
- km
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 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.
2 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
clear
Fog -.
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
0.1 km
ASCATC303E62S
65 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATC303E61S
76 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC302E61S
78 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 322).
- km
ASCATC301E62S
81 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
98 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 319).
- km

* 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.