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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
clear
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
0
1250
200
km/h
70
WSW
80
W
70
W
60
W
80
W
70
W
35
N
55
NW
45
W
50
SSW
45
WSW
55
NNW
60
W
55
W
55
W
45
NNW
85
NW
75
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
8
—
—
—
6
1
1
—
3
4
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-20
-16
-16
-17
-13
-11
-11
-22
-21
-15
-10
-11
-11
-10
-4
-3
-4
min °C
-25
-22
-18
-17
-18
-17
-12
-16
-23
-24
-19
-12
-11
-11
-12
-7
-3
-7
 chill °C
-44
-41
-35
-33
-35
-34
-23
-32
-40
-41
-34
-24
-24
-24
-26
-17
-14
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-21-17-17-18-15-12-14-23-23-17-11-11-11-11-6-3-6-23-17-16-17-18-19-13-10-19-20-16-9-5-7-11-50-2
Sunrise
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:46
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
551 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c165E62S
553 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c166E62S
570 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 268).
- km
hy2c168E62S
571 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c164E61S
584 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c167E62S
589 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the W
(68 kph at 262).
- km
hy2c165E61S
594 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c171E63S
595 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the WSW
(80 kph at 252).
- km
hy2c170E62S
595 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the WSW
(79 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c169E62S
606 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the WSW
(76 kph at 255).
- 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.