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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
E
50
E
45
E
5
NNE
50
NNW
30
NE
 cm 
2
1
3
14
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-4
-5
-8
-8
-7
-5
min°C
-9
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
-5
chill°C 
-16
-19
-19
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-16
-20
-8
-19
-14
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
150
0
0
0
200
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-11-10-10-9-9-9-8-7-6-5-6-8-8-8-5-4-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-1-2-4-4-3-2
Sunrise
2:48
2:42
2:33
2:25
2:09
Sunset
1:04
1:10
1:17
1:27
1:37
1:54

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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 -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly near 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
SHIP6866
559 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
- km
Cape Phillips
786 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
Priestley Glacier
806 km S
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
1145 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
Williams Field
1281 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Haze
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).

* 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.