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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
300
km/h
45
W
60
WNW
40
WNW
40
NNE
55
N
40
N
10
NNE
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WNW
35
WNW
55
W
65
W
60
W
75
W
70
W
85
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
3
7
5
2
—
2
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-11
-10
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-9
-10
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-13
-11
-12
-9
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-12
-11
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-14
 chill °C
-25
-24
-23
-19
-17
-18
-12
-15
-19
-18
-22
-21
-23
-23
-23
-24
-25
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-11-11-8-6-7-8-8-10-10-12-10-10-10-10-10-11-13-9-5-6-4-2-3-4-3-6-7-7-6-4-4-6-5-5-9
Sunrise
5:03
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:53
—
—
10:58
—
—
11:01
—
—
11:07

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue 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
hy2c164E62S
442 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c166E63S
443 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
457 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c162E62S
462 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
468 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
471 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
475 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 288).
- km
hy2c161E62S
478 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
483 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c165E62S
491 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 282).
- 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.