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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
150
300
0
450
0
km/h
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
60
W
70
W
20
NNW
55
WSW
75
W
85
W
80
W
75
W
70
W
35
W
30
NW
75
WSW
90
WSW
65
W
40
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
2
—
—
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-26
-24
-22
-16
-15
-24
-23
-19
-17
-16
-14
-13
-12
-17
-12
-10
-8
min °C
-26
-26
-26
-24
-19
-18
-25
-25
-21
-18
-16
-17
-13
-12
-19
-13
-11
-10
 chill °C
-39
-40
-41
-42
-36
-32
-44
-45
-39
-35
-32
-33
-24
-22
-36
-29
-24
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-25-23-18-17-25-24-20-18-16-16-13-12-18-13-11-9-23-21-22-21-15-14-24-21-19-19-17-19-15-10-15-11-8-7
Sunrise
7:31
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:20
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
8:30
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:44
—
—
8:46
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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 -15°C on Wed night, min -26°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds 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
ASCATB162E61S
583 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 79).
- km
ASCATB163E61S
589 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB161E61S
593 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB160E61S
596 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB159E61S
607 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB158E61S
625 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB157E61S
642 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB163E60S
663 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB162E60S
667 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATB161E60S
670 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 248).
- 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.