Peter I Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Peter I Island Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Peter I Island Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 6-9 Peter I Island Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
Wind km/h
85 NW85
90 WNW90
85 W85
80 W80
90 WSW90
85 WSW85
70 WSW70
60 WSW60
55 W55
75 W75
95 W95
85 W85
55 W55
50 W50
50 NW50
55 WNW55
60 NNW60
75 NW75
80 NNW80
90 NW90
70 NNW70
70 NNW70
75 NNW75
75 N75
65 N65
65 N65
60 N60
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 2 1 - - - 7 1 - 5 2 1 - - 1 3 5 3 4 - - 7 1 3 6 1 5
High °C
-1 -9 -12 -15 -12 -9 -7 -8 -6 -4 -5 -9 -8 -7 -7 -5 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -4 -5 -5 -7 -8 -9
Low °C
-6 -12 -13 -19 -14 -11 -8 -8 -6 -5 -7 -10 -9 -8 -7 -7 -5 -3 -6 -5 -3 -5 -6 -6 -8 -9 -10
Chill °C
-11 -23 -27 -31 -28 -22 -19 -20 -17 -15 -18 -23 -20 -17 -18 -15 -13 -14 -14 -15 -14 -15 -17 -17 -19 -20 -21
Freezing level m
1300 0 0 0 0 0 200 150 150 350 450 100 0 0 0 350 300 1150 650 500 1150 400 400 450 250 150 50
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Sunrise
- 6:48 - - 6:43 - - 6:39 - - 6:35 - - 6:30 - - 6:24 - - 6:20 - - 6:16 - - 6:11 -
Sunset
- - 10:47 - - 10:52 - - 10:57 - - 11:00 - - 11:06 - - 11:09 - - 11:15 - - 11:19 - - 11:23

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Peter I Island at the specific elevation of 1640 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Peter I Island. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Fossil Bluff
883 km ESE
55m alt.
3 hours ago
-6.4° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Rothera Point Research Station
936 km E
16m alt.
1 hour ago
-0.7° C
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
San-Martin-Base
957 km E
4m alt.
3 hours ago
-1.0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
University Wisconsin Id 8917
959 km SE
1395m alt.
3 hours ago
-20.0° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
Butler Island
1172 km ESE
91m alt.
3 hours ago
-25.2° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 150).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Peter I Island and within an acceptable time window.