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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
300
150
150
150
km/h
0
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
30
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
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2
3
—
—
—
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-20
-26
-23
-20
-20
-18
-13
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-22
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-19
-17
-12
-11
-10
 chill °C
-22
-22
-21
-25
-23
-24
-29
-44
-44
-42
-34
-28
-30
-28
-22
-20
-16
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
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—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:36
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—
9:39
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9:43
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9:46
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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -25°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
-
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 260).
ASCATB199E64S
1707 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1739 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
1751 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB199E63S
1762 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB200E64S
1778 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB201E65S
1784 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 311).
- 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.