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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
WNW
25
NNW
40
N
55
NE
50
NE
35
N
25
WNW
25
NW
15
E
10
S
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NE
20
SE
10
NW
10
WSW
20
NNE
3
2
5
2
4
2
2
4
3
1.7
max °C
1
2
1
1
3
2
-1
0
-1
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
0
2
min °C
0
1
1
0
2
-1
-1
-1
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
0
-5
-4
0
0
-5
-5
-6
-9
-6
-7
-7
-4
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-5
-8
-4
-3
200
400
450
350
800
400
0
250
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
250
450
Cloud base (m)
100
200
200
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
100
50
100
150
150
1450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:03
7:07
7:09
7:11
Sunset
6:54
6:52
6:49
6:45
6:42
6:38

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

The weather forecast for Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat 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
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
53 minutes 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.
53 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
56 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Captain Arturo Prat Base
101 km SW
111m alt.
53 minutes ago
3° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
136 km S
10m alt.
53 minutes ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
152 km SSE
24m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC305E62S
154 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WNW
(23 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC305E63S
173 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC306E62S
191 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC306E63S
237 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 16).
- 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.