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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
600
50
0
0
50
0
2050
0
km/h
25
NNW
10
E
5
E
65
ESE
80
SE
50
WSW
75
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
60
W
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
3
1
4
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—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-12
-13
-16
-18
-18
-16
-15
-15
-16
-21
-21
-17
-16
-17
-17
min °C
-11
-14
-13
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-21
-21
-21
-20
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-19
-14
-13
-37
-38
-34
-34
-29
-28
-38
-39
-39
-38
-22
-24
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
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Sunset
—
—
9:15
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9:17
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—
9:22
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9:24
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9:29
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the SE by Tue morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
98
Stormy winds from the SSE
(98 kph at 160).
ASCATC138E63S
1238 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1257 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATB136E64S
1282 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 143).
- km
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
37 minutes ago
-30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC136E64S
1296 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1297 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATC137E62S
1309 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
1333 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 139).
- 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.