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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
km/h
75
WNW
80
W
70
WSW
50
WSW
45
SSW
85
SW
75
SSW
55
SSW
45
W
35
NNW
40
WNW
40
N
35
N
40
NE
55
E
35
ESE
30
SSE
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
2
8
1
7
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-15
-22
-27
-23
-17
-19
-10
-4
-5
-3
-3
-11
-12
-12
-14
-16
-18
min °C
-11
-21
-24
-29
-28
-21
-19
-14
-6
-7
-3
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-18
-18
 chill °C
-25
-39
-43
-46
-45
-38
-36
-28
-16
-16
-12
-21
-23
-23
-25
-26
-30
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
Sunset
5:13
5:15
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:30

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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 Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
52 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
52 minutes ago
7° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
52 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
52 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 225).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
52 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).

* 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.