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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
150
km/h
40
SE
35
SE
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
30
W
40
W
40
W
30
NW
60
NNE
45
NNW
50
WNW
75
NW
55
NW
30
NNW
5
N
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
13
1
1
 mm
max °C
-29
-28
-25
-25
-25
-24
-22
-18
-12
-11
-9
-6
-12
-12
-16
-19
-20
-20
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-25
-25
-25
-22
-22
-16
-11
-9
-10
-12
-13
-19
-19
-20
-21
 chill °C
-46
-44
-34
-36
-38
-37
-35
-36
-28
-21
-21
-21
-25
-28
-35
-31
-26
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-26-25-25-25-22-20-14-11-9-8-12-13-18-19-20-21-24-22-22-21-20-21-21-18-15-11-7-4-11-11-14-14-16-17
Sunrise
7:43
7:39
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
Sunset
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:40
6:44
6:46

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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 -12°C on Sun night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed 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
ASCATB165E62S
464 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
466 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
468 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
473 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB164E62S
474 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 197).
- km
ASCATB163E62S
480 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB167E62S
488 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
496 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 199).
- km
ASCATB168E62S
514 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the S
(72 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB169E62S
543 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 172).
- 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.