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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
30
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ENE
65
NE
40
N
50
NNE
45
NE
45
E
25
E
50
E
40
ESE
10
NW
45
NNE
30
ENE
20
E
20
SSE
 cm 
3
1
6
2
5
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-7
-5
-3
2
-1
-2
-2
-5
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
min°C
-7
-8
-6
-5
-3
-1
-2
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
chill°C 
-16
-16
-13
-14
-13
-9
-11
-14
-16
-15
-16
-15
-12
-20
-17
-14
-15
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
1800
1200
700
450
200
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, gales from the NE by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the N
(52 kph at 10).
ASCATB196E66S
1522 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB197E67S
1524 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 352).
- 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.