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– Lat/Long: 62.10° S 57.93° W

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands)
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 23 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
15
N
35
ENE
50
SE
45
S
25
S
5
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
ESE
40
ESE
25
SSE
20
W
15
SW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
5
SE
15
NW
20
NW
30
W
45
W
 cm 
11
1.0
7
7
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
0.3
max°C
1
1
1
-2
-2
-5
-6
-5
-6
-2
-2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-2
-1
-2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
-1
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
min°C
1
1
-4
-2
-3
-7
-7
-6
-8
-3
-2
-4
-6
-7
-9
-3
-2
-4
0
1
2
2
2
-1
1
1
-2
0
1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-1
chill°C 
-4
-3
-9
-7
-12
-18
-17
-13
-13
-9
-9
-11
-14
-17
-16
-9
-7
-8
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-4
-6
0
-2
-5
-6
-2
-4
-5
-7
-9
Freezing level (m
400
300
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1750
800
700
600
400
300
400
0
600
1200
0
0
200
0
300
200
50
Cloud base (m)
100
50
0
100
100
50
100
50
200
150
250
100
250
100
150
150
200
100
100
100
100
100
100
250
200
200
100
1500
400
50
50
200
650
150
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11-2-2-3-6-7-6-7-3-2-4-5-7-8-3-2-311222111-211-1-10-100-1
Sunrise
5:41
5:43
5:47
5:50
5:52
5:54
5:58
6:01
6:03
6:07
6:09
6:11
Sunset
8:25
8:22
8:20
8:16
8:13
8:09
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:57
7:53
7:51

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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Penguin Island (South Shetland Islands) Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Dinamet
47 km WSW
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
55 km WSW
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
56 km WSW
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
SHIP9676
63 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP947
63 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP1040
63 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2586
63 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP1906
63 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1322
63 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
SHIP2880
63 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C

* 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.