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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
100
km/h
45
NNE
25
NW
5
ENE
10
E
45
E
60
SE
15
WSW
75
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
11
8
3
1
3
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—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-7
-15
-12
-15
-19
-17
-15
-17
-16
-16
-23
-23
-20
-20
-18
-14
min °C
-7
-11
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
-16
-20
-25
-25
-24
-20
-19
-18
 chill °C
-17
-18
-15
-21
-34
-35
-25
-33
-32
-29
-35
-43
-43
-42
-28
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
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—
Sunset
9:10
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:17
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—
9:22
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9:24
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9:29
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri morning).

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
-10°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
81
Severe gales from the SSE
(81 kph at 150).
0.6 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
ASCATB199E65S
1703 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB197E63S
1714 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB200E65S
1715 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
10
Light winds from the W
(10 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB199E64S
1745 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
1748 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the N
(23 kph at 7).
- km
ASCATB197E62S
1762 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 7).
- 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.