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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the E by Sat morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
km/h
45
SW
95
WSW
60
WNW
55
WSW
70
WSW
50
SW
40
SSW
55
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
20
S
25
WNW
15
NNW
45
ENE
75
E
75
E
45
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
5
1
5
9
4
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-13
-13
-16
-21
-27
-25
-18
-19
-15
-9
-6
-6
-8
-10
-14
-18
min °C
-21
-17
-13
-21
-23
-29
-28
-23
-20
-17
-12
-7
-7
-9
-12
-16
-20
 chill °C
-38
-34
-27
-39
-42
-47
-45
-38
-35
-29
-23
-15
-14
-20
-26
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
9:15
9:11
9:07
9:03
9:00
Sunset
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:20
5:22
5:25

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the E by Sat 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-29° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 010 degs)
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
59 minutes ago
5° C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
59 minutes ago
7° C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
59 minutes ago
7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
59 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
59 minutes ago
9° C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
49 minutes ago
No weather report.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 225).
SHIP8737
2234 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
- 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.