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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
250
450
100
150
150
km/h
50
ENE
45
NNE
25
NW
20
SE
45
ESE
55
SE
70
SSE
70
W
80
W
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
50
WSW
65
WSW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
12
7
3
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-13
-15
-17
-18
-18
-15
-17
-16
-16
-20
-20
-18
-17
-18
-16
min °C
-7
-7
-10
-15
-16
-21
-19
-18
-16
-18
-17
-19
-20
-21
-21
-17
-18
-18
 chill °C
-19
-15
-17
-25
-31
-39
-36
-34
-32
-32
-31
-34
-36
-39
-38
-32
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-9-14-16-19-19-18-16-18-17-18-20-21-20-17-18-17-7-5-7-12-13-15-14-13-12-12-10-16-19-18-18-16-16-18
Sunrise
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
9:10
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

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
ASCATB163E62S
488 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NNE
(40 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
495 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
499 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
511 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
513 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
516 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
517 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
529 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC168E62S
530 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 9).
- km
ASCATC169E62S
550 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 10).
- 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.