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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
300
200
km/h
10
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
45
W
80
WSW
80
W
65
W
70
W
70
W
55
WNW
30
WNW
5
NNW
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
ESE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
2
2
4
1
2
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-19
-21
-16
-10
-10
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-22
-23
-22
min °C
-18
-19
-21
-22
-17
-14
-15
-17
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-16
-20
-23
-23
-23
 chill °C
-28
-31
-34
-38
-34
-30
-30
-33
-33
-30
-26
-22
-25
-26
-30
-36
-37
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:36
5:39
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, severe gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Fri 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Moderate to heavy snow showers.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC134E64S
1381 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1386 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1419 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1432 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC134E62S
1440 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC132E64S
1444 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 258).
- 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.