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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
50
WSW
40
SSW
70
SW
75
SSW
60
SW
50
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
NNW
35
NNE
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
6
10
6
2
3
 mm
max °C
-27
-24
-17
-11
-5
-4
-7
-6
-5
-7
-11
-12
-15
-15
-15
-16
-18
-20
min °C
-28
-26
-21
-15
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-9
-11
-14
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
-22
 chill °C
-45
-42
-38
-31
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
-17
-20
-23
-24
-25
-25
-27
-28
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:11
9:07
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
Sunset
5:15
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:30
5:32

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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu night, min -28°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon 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
-15° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 070 to 190 degs)
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
41 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
-
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
31 minutes ago
No weather report.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
31 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2246 km N
3m alt.
31 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).

* 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.