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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
km/h
60
SSW
30
W
30
WNW
15
N
15
SW
45
WSW
80
W
110
WSW
100
WSW
85
W
85
WNW
90
NW
95
W
45
WNW
10
W
40
ESE
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Snowflake cm
3
4
5
 mm
max °C
-18
-21
-26
-25
-25
-25
-16
-11
-10
-7
-7
-8
-17
-28
-30
-22
min °C
-21
-22
-27
-26
-27
-27
-23
-12
-10
-9
-8
-12
-25
-29
-30
-28
 chill °C
-37
-35
-42
-41
-41
-44
-41
-29
-25
-23
-23
-26
-44
-44
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-27-26-26-26-20-12-10-8-8-10-21-29-30-25-17-19-22-22-23-23-20-16-13-7-3-6-19-26-27-23
Sunrise
7:01
6:56
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
7:06
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC134E63S
1425 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1481 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1492 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC133E62S
1506 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1513 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1561 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1567 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 258).
- 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.