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Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather Forecast

Antarctic Islands · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
100
150
100
100
150
50
100
200
200
150
100
100
100
km/h
60
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
0
W
30
WSW
45
W
60
WSW
55
W
75
W
70
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
40
W
55
WSW
60
W
50
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
6
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-10
-12
-11
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-1
0
0
-1
min °C
-10
-11
-12
-15
-9
-3
-5
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
0
-1
-5
 chill °C
-21
-21
-20
-23
-18
-12
-16
-14
-12
-14
-11
-12
-14
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-11-12-13-8-3-4-3-2-4-5-4-40-1-3
Sunrise
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6:28
—
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6:26
—
—
6:22
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—
6:18
—
—
6:16
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Sunset
—
—
6:58
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—
7:00
—
—
7:02
—
—
7:06
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7:08
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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed 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.
53 minutes ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC302E63S
46 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 244).
- km
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
53 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.
53 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.
53 minutes ago
-5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ASCATC301E63S
60 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC303E63S
64 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC302E62S
68 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC303E62S
72 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC304E62S
77 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 232).
- 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.