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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
550
50
50
km/h
80
W
65
W
55
W
75
W
70
W
40
N
55
NW
30
WSW
50
SW
70
W
60
NW
70
W
60
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
6
7
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
5
14
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-16
-15
-17
-12
-11
-11
-21
-19
-13
-9
-12
-12
-12
-9
-6
-4
min °C
-22
-18
-16
-17
-17
-12
-17
-24
-21
-16
-11
-12
-12
-13
-11
-9
-6
 chill °C
-41
-35
-32
-34
-34
-23
-32
-41
-36
-32
-24
-26
-26
-26
-23
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:46
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—
8:51
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—
8:53
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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed 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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
54 minutes ago
8°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
2154 km N
240m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
-
83
Severe gales from the NNW
(83 kph at 340).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
44 minutes ago
No weather report.
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 0).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
44 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
2246 km N
3m alt.
44 minutes ago
No weather report.
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 315).

* 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.