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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
50
0
km/h
85
W
110
WSW
100
WSW
95
W
85
WNW
80
W
95
W
70
WNW
55
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
10
S
15
E
25
ESE
15
SSE
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-12
-10
-7
-8
-14
-22
-24
-29
-26
-26
-26
-27
-28
-29
-25
min °C
-22
-13
-11
-8
-9
-20
-24
-26
-29
-27
-27
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
 chill °C
-40
-30
-27
-21
-23
-39
-45
-45
-49
-46
-39
-39
-32
-39
-43
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-13-11-8-9-17-23-25-29-27-27-27-27-28-29-27-18-15-11-5-4-14-21-22-27-25-25-24-25-25-23-23
Sunrise
6:52
6:48
6:45
7:41
6:37
Sunset
7:13
7:15
7:19
8:22
7:25

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Wed night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Young Island at the specific elevation of 1340 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Young 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
ASCATC143E62S
1084 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC142E62S
1151 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC142E61S
1168 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC141E62S
1182 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC140E62S
1218 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1234 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NW
(58 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC141E61S
1266 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATC139E62S
1270 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 317).
- km
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 70).
4.6 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.