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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
350
2200
1250
1550
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
60
W
65
W
55
WNW
60
W
75
W
50
W
25
WNW
40
NNE
25
NNE
10
WNW
20
SE
60
ESE
50
SE
25
SE
35
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
2
1
—
2
1
—
—
—
4
11
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-17
-18
-18
-17
 chill °C
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
-19
-20
-19
-16
-25
-31
-32
-29
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
10:58
—
—
11:01
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:10
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—
11:15
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11:20

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-10°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Macquarie Island
1344 km N
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
CampbellIslandAws
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 240).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
South West Cape
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 130).
2154 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).

* 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.