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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
50
km/h
25
SW
25
WSW
35
WNW
50
NNW
60
WNW
55
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
5
W
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
N
25
ENE
10
E
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-15
-9
-7
-9
-10
-12
-13
-13
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-11
-14
-16
-16
min °C
-17
-16
-14
-8
-9
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-15
-17
-17
 chill °C
-28
-26
-25
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
-19
-14
-13
-17
-20
-17
-22
-22
-17
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-12-8-9-11-13-14-14-14-13-12-11-11-12-15-17-17-16-13-11-4-4-7-9-10-12-11-9-9-7-6-8-10-10-12
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
Sunset
—
9:43
—
—
9:46
—
—
9:51
—
—
9:53
—
—
9:58
—
—
—
10:01

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 300).
ASCATC123E64S
1844 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the ESE
(66 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC122E64S
1855 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1883 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC121E64S
1891 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 106).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
1924 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 92).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
1937 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 61).
- 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.