Weather radar: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Rain radar and weather maps: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. Compare short-range precipitation and model forecasts, then read the outlook for Grytviken.
This report for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands uses the forecast at Grytviken. It describes one location, not a national average.
Forecast outlook: Clear. Forecast temperatures range from -4.3 to -3.1 °C. Wind speeds range from 3.9 to 5.1 m/s. Available precipitation intervals total 0 mm across 5 h. This covers part of the day.
Tomorrow's outlook
Forecast outlook: Clear. Forecast temperatures range from -4.6 to 0.8 °C. Wind speeds range from 1.2 to 4.9 m/s. Forecast precipitation for the full local day totals 0 mm.
Automatically summarised from the MET Norway forecast. These are forecasts, not observations; today's values cover the remaining available forecast. Times use Atlantic/South_Georgia.
Forecast for Grytviken (South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands). Conditions elsewhere in the country can differ.
Current forecast · 19:00
-3°Clear
Wind
5 m/s
Precipitation
0.0 mm / 1 h
Humidity
65 %
Daily forecast
Updated 13/10 17:20
Daily weather for Grytviken. Minimum and maximum temperatures refer to the available forecast period.
Daily weather for Grytviken. Minimum and maximum temperatures refer to the available forecast period.
Day
Conditions
High / Low
Precipitation
Wind
TodayPartial day
Clear
-3° / -4°
0.0 mm *
5 m/s
Tomorrow
Clear
1° / -5°
0.0 mm
5 m/s
Thu 15/10
Cloudy
3° / -2°
1.5 mm
11 m/s
Fri 16/10Partial day
Partly cloudy
3° / 2°
5.3 mm *
13 m/s
Sat 17/10Partial day
Partly cloudy
1° / -2°
1.8 mm *
3 m/s
Sun 18/10Partial day
Partly cloudy
0° / -3°
0.0 mm *
3 m/s
Mon 19/10Partial day
Partly cloudy
3° / -3°
0.0 mm *
5 m/s
Tue 20/10Partial day
Partly cloudy
5° / 1°
0.0 mm *
3 m/s
Wed 21/10Partial day
Rain
4° / 1°
7.5 mm *
6 m/s
Thu 22/10Partial day
Rain
3° / -1°
30.8 mm *
5 m/s
* Partial totals exclude intervals that cross local midnight. Compare the original time intervals in the hourly forecast. Forecasts become less certain further ahead. Check again closer to your plans.
Radar coverage depends on the provider. Blank areas do not necessarily mean dry weather.
This forecast describes one location. Temperature, rainfall and wind may differ across the country. Zoom in on the map to explore the area you are interested in.
Weather and seasons: South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Use this page to explore the weather in South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands. The forecast point is Grytviken; its temperature, rain and wind describe that location, not an average for the country. The regional background below explains what to consider when comparing the map with your destination. It is not a country climate classification or a forecast for a particular season.
Antarctica and southern polar environments
Coast and interior are different
Antarctic conditions vary between the high continental interior, the coast and nearby island environments. The interior's greater elevation and distance from the ocean are important differences. Southern Hemisphere summer and winter occur at opposite times to those in northern Europe; daylight also changes strongly with latitude and season. None of these broad patterns makes one coastal location representative of the whole region, or a summer date a guarantee of mild weather.
Understand the map's limits
A global map may provide useful background for clouds, wind or temperature, but local observational coverage and forecast detail vary. Check the timestamp, layer and location carefully. Satellite imagery is not rain radar, and snow or ice visible in an image does not establish surface or travel conditions. A blank radar area can reflect a lack of coverage. Zooming into a map cannot supply observations that are not available.
Use specialist operational information
General weather pages are for orientation and do not replace the specialist forecasts and procedures used by expedition operators, vessels or research programmes. A forecast for one station should not be applied to a distant landing site or inland route. Where no suitable capital or forecast point exists, this site leaves that forecast absent. For decisions on travel or operations, use the current information and instructions of the responsible organisations.