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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
50
100
100
100
150
100
100
150
50
100
100
100
450
100
100
100
km/h
50
WNW
45
WNW
10
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
10
SW
35
W
25
SW
20
WSW
50
WSW
35
S
15
WSW
10
WSW
45
SSE
10
SW
25
SW
20
SW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
12
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-4
-16
-17
-15
-8
-8
-7
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-6
-6
-5
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-14
-16
-17
-19
-10
-9
-10
-7
-12
-15
-9
-12
-15
-6
-6
-4
 chill °C
-11
-9
-25
-28
-27
-26
-20
-19
-18
-18
-24
-23
-14
-23
-22
-13
-12
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-9-16-17-17-9-9-9-7-10-12-9-11-11-6-6-4
Sunrise
9:52
9:49
9:48
9:45
9:44
9:41
Sunset
4:02
4:06
4:07
4:09
4:12
4:15

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
3 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.
3 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
0° C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 300).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
246 km SSE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Puerto Williams
976 km WNW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
1013 km WNW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1091 km WNW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1146 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1258 km WNW
61m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
1259 km WNW
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).

* 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.