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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue morning, gales from the E by Wed night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
km/h
35
WNW
15
ENE
5
SE
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
5
SW
20
SSE
25
S
30
SE
35
E
25
ESE
25
E
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-9
min °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-18
-15
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
 chill °C
-26
-22
-14
-19
-21
-22
-18
-29
-25
-22
-22
-19
-21
-22
-24
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-17-14-12-11-10-11-11-11-11-10-13-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-11-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
Sunrise
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:22
8:18
Sunset
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55
5:59
6:01

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SE on Tue morning, gales from the E by Wed night).

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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
1344 km N
475m alt.
49 minutes ago
3°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
49 minutes ago
7°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
ASCATB195E63S
1606 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1669 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB195E62S
1677 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB196E62S
1727 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB195E61S
1741 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the WSW
(23 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB198E63S
1742 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 265).
- 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.