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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1050
1200
50
250
300
100
km/h
45
NNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
40
WNW
60
W
65
W
60
W
55
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
25
NE
20
SW
15
NW
65
ENE
50
N
15
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
—
10
10
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-14
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
-10
-7
-5
-4
-8
min °C
-14
-15
-13
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-9
-6
-4
-12
 chill °C
-24
-26
-22
-23
-26
-26
-27
-26
-26
-24
-20
-19
-18
-17
-14
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:57
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:07
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—
9:10
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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 Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, gales from the NW by Mon morning).

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
ASCATC160E62S
557 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
563 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
591 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
617 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
638 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC159E61S
649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC155E62S
660 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB155E62S
660 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
673 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB156E61S
680 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 296).
- 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.