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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the E by Tue morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
400
100
200
km/h
65
N
70
N
50
NW
35
NW
40
ESE
55
E
80
SSE
60
S
15
SSW
0
NNW
25
NE
55
ENE
20
N
40
E
70
E
60
ESE
40
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
3
1
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-11
-16
-15
-9
-9
-10
-11
-14
-15
-13
-12
-11
-8
-7
-9
-11
min °C
-11
-12
-16
-15
-15
-9
-11
-14
-15
-15
-15
-12
-11
-11
-7
-10
-12
 chill °C
-24
-25
-30
-27
-25
-21
-26
-24
-20
-15
-24
-25
-19
-20
-19
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:47
10:44
10:40
10:37
10:33
Sunset
3:41
3:45
3:48
3:52
3:56
4:00

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the E by Tue 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
3.8 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
59 minutes ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
lightning
1751 km N
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning
2169 km NW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
2246 km N
3m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Tisbury
2252 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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.