Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
600
km/h
25
NW
35
SW
40
W
55
WNW
40
WNW
40
NNE
60
N
35
N
10
NNE
15
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
55
W
60
WNW
75
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
6
1
1
1
2
7
7
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-13
-11
-10
-7
-6
-5
-8
-8
-8
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-7
-12
-13
-11
-11
-9
-6
-8
-8
-8
-10
-12
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
 chill °C
-15
-22
-25
-24
-22
-19
-17
-16
-14
-14
-19
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-10-13-11-11-8-6-7-8-8-9-12-11-10-9-10-10-3-7-9-5-5-4-2-2-3-3-5-7-6-6-4-4-6
Sunrise
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
Sunset
—
10:40
—
—
10:45
—
—
10:50
—
—
10:53
—
—
10:58
—
—
11:01

Loading...

Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon 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
917 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
Vostok
2176 km S
3490m alt.
2 hours ago
-45°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
20 km
Mid: clear
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2201 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).

* 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.