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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
500
50
km/h
85
W
45
WNW
50
N
60
NW
45
NW
70
N
80
N
60
N
20
WNW
50
E
50
ESE
35
S
55
S
65
S
30
WSW
60
WSW
70
W
65
W
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Snowflake cm
3
4
3
4
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-5
-8
-10
-10
-12
-13
-17
-17
-13
-14
-13
min °C
-9
-8
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-7
-9
-10
-11
-13
-15
-17
-20
-14
-14
-14
 chill °C
-23
-19
-16
-15
-13
-13
-15
-17
-16
-22
-21
-26
-30
-33
-33
-28
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
200
0
400
400
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:41
9:37
9:34
9:30
9:26
9:22
Sunset
4:49
4:52
4:55
4:59
5:02
5:06

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
2246 km N
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
No weather report.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
Tisbury
2252 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Dewe Road Yards
2254 km NNE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
2255 km NNE
9m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 154).
13

* 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.