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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
200
50
150
150
km/h
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
60
W
60
W
45
W
25
W
10
NE
5
SSW
15
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
30
N
20
SSE
35
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
6
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-22
-20
-18
-19
-17
-16
-18
-20
-19
-18
-15
-12
-15
-19
-21
min °C
-15
-15
-22
-22
-22
-21
-19
-18
-17
-20
-20
-19
-19
-17
-14
-17
-20
-23
 chill °C
-29
-29
-37
-37
-39
-38
-33
-29
-23
-28
-30
-26
-19
-23
-24
-29
-34
-38
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
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
9:22
—
—
9:24
—
—
9:29
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—
9:31
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—
9:36
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—
9:39
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W 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.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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
10°C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
51 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2201 km SW
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
1.0 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.