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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
45
W
60
W
75
W
40
WNW
1
1
7
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-6
-10
-17
-16
-14
-12
-12
-15
-16
-21
-17
-17
-18
-13
-17
-18
-21
-18
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-8-9-9-9-8-8-6-8-4-4-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4
Sunrise
3:33
3:40
3:46
3:50
3:56
Sunset
1:07
1:01
12:57
12:53
12:48
12:43

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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 -8°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

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
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 120).
60 km
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 260).

* 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.