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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
50
150
100
50
200
100
150
350
200
150
km/h
15
W
20
NNW
30
NE
40
NE
25
WNW
5
W
20
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
10
WSW
15
NNW
25
NNE
20
ENE
15
SE
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
8
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-16
-13
-11
-10
-12
-14
-16
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-18
-15
-13
min °C
-18
-18
-15
-13
-12
-13
-15
-19
-20
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
 chill °C
-27
-28
-26
-25
-19
-18
-27
-31
-27
-26
-28
-29
-27
-24
-28
-27
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:26
—
—
4:22
—
—
4:18
—
—
4:13
—
—
4:09
—
—
Sunset
—
11:20
—
—
11:24
—
—
11:29
—
—
11:34
—
—
11:37
—
—
11:43

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed 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
914 km S
29m alt.
58 minutes ago
-7°C
-
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 260).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
989 km SW
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-9°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 90).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP397
1083 km W
-m alt.
58 minutes ago
1°C
-
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
Williams Field
1281 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1291 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP343
1094 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 290).
SHIP1026
1094 km W
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 290).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).

* 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.