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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
25
WSW
70
WNW
65
W
75
W
45
NW
25
NNE
40
E
20
SW
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
5
E
15
WNW
25
NW
45
W
50
W
40
W
1
1
7
3
max °C
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-5
-7
-11
-14
-16
-16
-15
-10
-9
-10
-8
min °C
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-10
-12
-15
-17
-17
-15
-13
-10
-10
-9
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-11
-15
-16
-16
-23
-25
-17
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
550
500
150
50
250
200
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-3-2-3-3-4-6-9-12-15-17-17-15-12-10-10-9-5-3-1-1-2-2-3-6-8-10-10-10-9-8-8-7-7
Sunrise
8:14
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:26
Sunset
6:10
6:07
6:02
5:59
5:55
5:52

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue 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
SANTA FECITOLA
694 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 84 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
989 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1281 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1291 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1235
1339 km N
-m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
-
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 240).
SHIP9751
1342 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
18
Light winds from the WSW
(18 kph at 240).
- km
1344 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
moderate rain
Rain
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
ASCATB194E68S
1387 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB195E70S
1396 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB194E67S
1401 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 311).
- 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.