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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sat 31 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
 km/h
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
20
N
35
NNE
20
W
75
W
45
SW
25
SSW
20
NE
1
2
3
7
1
2
max °C
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
-10
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-6
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
min °C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-10
-11
-10
-9
-20
-20
-19
-20
-21
-21
-19
-17
-15
-12
-15
-15
-17
-17
-23
-22
-18
-17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-9-8-8-8-8-8-9-10-11-10-9-6-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-3-3-3-4-3-4-5-5-4-4
Sunrise
5:03
5:09
5:13
5:18
5:22
5:26
Sunset
11:37
11:34
11:30
11:25
11:22
11:17

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
SHIP8672
520 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 270).
- km
Cape Phillips
786 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
806 km S
1925m alt.
43 minutes ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB145E65S
835 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
852 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
43 minutes ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB145E65S
838 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
855 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the W
(36 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB144E65S
871 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 266).
- 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.