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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
km/h
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
55
E
55
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
50
ENE
75
ENE
35
NNE
20
NNE
30
ESE
55
NE
70
ESE
90
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
6
3
9
3
4
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-9
-9
-10
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-9
-10
min °C
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-8
-6
-6
-6
-9
-14
 chill °C
-23
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-23
-24
-18
-13
-13
-17
-22
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:22
8:18
8:15
8:11
8:07
Sunset
5:59
6:01
6:06
6:08
6:12

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
475m alt.
47 minutes ago
2°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
47 minutes ago
1°C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
47 minutes ago
3°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 250).
ASCATC124E62S
1905 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1928 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
1933 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
1988 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the ESE
(59 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2024 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SE
(53 kph at 125).
- 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.