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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
50
0
150
50
100
km/h
25
SE
30
N
25
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
60
W
60
W
20
W
70
WSW
80
W
60
W
20
NNE
10
N
35
WNW
50
NNW
80
WNW
105
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-25
-26
-26
-25
-22
-19
-16
-24
-20
-12
-12
-12
-12
-10
-9
-14
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-22
-24
-23
-16
-12
-12
-13
-11
-14
-22
 chill °C
-40
-41
-40
-39
-41
-41
-36
-39
-43
-42
-33
-21
-18
-22
-23
-33
-45
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-26-26-26-23-20-19-24-22-14-12-12-13-11-12-18-20-22-23-22-22-22-18-18-23-18-13-9-9-10-7-8-15
Sunrise
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
Sunset
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 140 degs)
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
2246 km N
3m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 225).

* 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.