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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
35
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
45
NE
65
E
70
E
45
ESE
25
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
65
NNE
65
WNW
55
SSW
20
WSW
40
W
35
NNW
70
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
 cm 
3
2.0
1.0
1.0
9
5
9
1.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-18
-14
-13
-12
-12
-14
-17
-17
-15
-12
-8
-9
-11
-12
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
min°C
-23
-16
-13
-12
-13
-16
-18
-17
-16
-14
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-9
-8
-8
-9
chill°C 
-37
-28
-23
-22
-27
-31
-32
-27
-30
-28
-24
-23
-23
-20
-22
-20
-20
-15
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
250
300
100
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-15-13-12-13-15-18-17-16-13-10-10-12-12-11-9-8-8-9-18-14-11-8-8-9-11-11-9-9-5-5-9-10-8-5-4-3-4
Sunrise
9:26
9:29
9:33
9:36
9:40
9:42
Sunset
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:36
4:31
4:29

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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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Mainly severe gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATB156E64S
448 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
464 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB156E63S
480 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
507 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
547 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
559 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATB174E65S
569 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB173E64S
576 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
591 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WNW
(62 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB175E66S
592 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the W
(32 kph at 278).
- 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.