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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
100
350
50
50
50
50
100
100
100
100
100
150
200
150
200
250
150
km/h
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
20
SE
40
SSE
15
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
40
ESE
35
SE
10
WNW
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
5
3
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-16
-15
-11
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-10
-13
-13
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-12
-11
-11
-10
-12
-18
-22
-24
-24
-25
-23
-29
-28
-28
-24
-19
-17
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-2-3-7-13-13-14-14-13-14-16-16-14-10-10-11
Sunrise
7:33
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

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.
3 hours ago
-2°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
50 minutes 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.
50 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
1.2 km
Low: overcast
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 300).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 290).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SSE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
719 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
797 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Light rain and snow.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.