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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
0
0
50
50
100
150
150
100
100
100
100
450
300
250
km/h
35
E
35
ENE
55
NW
10
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
65
S
20
SSE
10
NW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
6
6
1
7
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-1
-1
-2
-8
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-4
-4
-6
-12
-9
-8
min °C
-10
-5
-1
-6
-10
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-7
-6
-12
-13
-11
-8
 chill °C
-20
-14
-10
-13
-18
-22
-21
-23
-20
-18
-15
-16
-25
-21
-17
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-3-1-4-9-13-13-13-13-12-6-5-9-13-10-8
Sunrise
8:30
8:27
8:25
8:21
8:18
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:28
5:30

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly near gales.

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun 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
BaseCarlini
41 km SW
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATB302E63S
51 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC302E63S
52 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SE
(63 kph at 134).
- km
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 100).
0.4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 100).
0.4 km
hy2c303E63S
58 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
59 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB303E63S
60 km SSE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
65 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 107).
- 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.