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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
50
250
200
km/h
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
WNW
80
W
85
WSW
25
WNW
60
NE
55
NNE
30
NW
50
W
20
WNW
40
ESE
25
SSE
35
SE
20
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
10
3
1
—
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-13
-12
-9
-5
-4
-2
-4
-6
-9
-10
-11
-18
-19
-18
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-10
-7
-5
-4
-5
-8
-11
-11
-15
-19
-22
-18
 chill °C
-25
-25
-26
-25
-24
-20
-14
-14
-13
-17
-23
-19
-25
-31
-36
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
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Sunset
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:07
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9:10
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9:15
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9:17
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sat night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Wed 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
ASCATC164E62S
546 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 334).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
547 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
548 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
555 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 142).
- km
ASCATC165E62S
559 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
563 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATC166E62S
569 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
570 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC170E63S
578 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATC167E62S
582 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 20).
- 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.