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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
SSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
30
NW
45
NNE
60
NW
75
WSW
115
W
115
WNW
120
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
95
NW
90
NW
65
W
80
WNW
3
2
1
2
6
3
4
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-13
-11
-6
-3
-3
-4
-5
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-16
-14
-11
-8
-5
-4
-4
-7
-12
-11
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-18
-21
-36
-32
-27
-23
-18
-16
-16
-20
-26
-24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
250
250
250
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
50
200
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-8-8-8-9-13-14-11-7-4-4-4-6-11-10-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-8-8-5-3-1-1-1-2-6-4
Sunrise
8:12
8:15
8:18
8:22
8:26
Sunset
8:22
8:19
8:15
8:10
8:07
8:02

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WSW by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-37° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
3 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
31 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).

* 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.