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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon night).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
450
350
km/h
85
WSW
80
WNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
65
W
55
WNW
30
NNW
30
NE
35
SE
20
S
25
SW
30
WSW
20
W
15
NE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
3
1
4
2
1
1
1
3
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-10
-8
-9
-13
-14
-13
-12
-14
-19
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-16
-13
min °C
-15
-14
-8
-11
-18
-15
-14
-13
-17
-20
-23
-21
-20
-20
-21
-19
-18
 chill °C
-31
-30
-21
-26
-34
-29
-25
-24
-28
-31
-37
-34
-30
-25
-35
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the SE by Mon 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-34°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 250 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
56 minutes ago
2°C
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
56 minutes ago
3°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
56 minutes ago
5°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
No weather report.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).

* 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.