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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
350
100
km/h
45
W
80
WSW
75
WNW
80
W
95
WNW
60
W
50
WNW
30
NW
25
NE
35
E
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
35
SSE
40
SE
65
SE
60
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
5
2
2
1
4
2
1
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-14
-10
-8
-10
-15
-15
-14
-13
-13
-13
-18
-21
-22
-20
-16
-18
-15
min °C
-23
-16
-14
-9
-12
-18
-15
-14
-14
-13
-15
-22
-22
-22
-22
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-39
-33
-30
-23
-27
-33
-29
-24
-23
-24
-26
-35
-36
-35
-35
-33
-34
-35
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
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

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
ASCATC164E63S
389 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
465 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
71
Gales from the SW
(71 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
473 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
473 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
473 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
476 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB157E63S
479 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC164E62S
483 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
484 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the SW
(62 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATB158E63S
485 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 254).
- 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.