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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
250
km/h
70
W
45
WNW
45
W
50
W
55
WNW
70
W
85
WSW
30
W
70
NE
55
NNE
40
WNW
60
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
11
5
—
—
2
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-11
-13
-13
-11
-10
-7
-4
-2
-3
-6
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-9
-5
-4
-6
-10
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-28
-25
-25
-26
-26
-25
-23
-15
-15
-15
-24
-23
-22
-22
-22
-19
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
Sunset
9:00
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
27 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
ASCATB207E64S
2088 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB208E64S
2106 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 344).
- km
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
ASCATB207E63S
2156 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB206E62S
2172 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB208E63S
2196 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 281).
- 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.