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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1750
1550
500
150
50
km/h
30
W
10
WNW
15
N
30
NNE
40
WNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
E
15
N
35
NNE
70
ENE
90
ENE
75
ENE
35
E
20
S
35
WSW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
6
3
4
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-6
-8
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-20
min °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-17
-16
-18
-21
 chill °C
-15
-13
-12
-18
-22
-24
-23
-21
-20
-19
-24
-27
-29
-29
-30
-25
-32
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-7-9-11-12-13-13-13-12-13-13-13-15-17-16-18-21-6-7-6-5-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-9-11-12-14-16-16-16
Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
8:45
Sunset
5:22
5:25
5:30
5:32
5:36
5:39

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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
ASCATB174E63S
654 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
691 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC175E63S
698 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC176E63S
702 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
707 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
722 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB174E62S
729 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB175E62S
731 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
743 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATC177E63S
749 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 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.