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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
km/h
35
WNW
30
ENE
85
ENE
25
NNW
5
W
50
SW
55
WSW
40
W
30
NW
30
WNW
30
N
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
WNW
30
W
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1
7
11
5
3
2
2
2
1
max °C
-10
-8
-9
-10
-10
-17
-19
-19
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-21
-21
-19
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-10
-14
-19
-20
-21
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-17
-23
-18
-26
-34
-36
-35
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-37
-33
-33
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
100
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:42
9:47
9:49
9:53
9:57
Sunset
4:31
4:29
4:24
4:21
4:16
4:14

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-16° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
4 hours ago
12° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 330).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
4 hours ago
13° C
-
57
Near gales from the N
(57 kph at 350).
InvercargillAeroAws
2255 km NNE
3m alt.
4 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
20 km
2266 km NNE
131m alt.
4 hours ago
11° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
PuysegurPointAws
2270 km N
44m alt.
4 hours ago
16° C
-
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 350).
DunedinAeroAws
2328 km NNE
2m alt.
4 hours ago
16° C
clear
Clear skies.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Dunedin Airport
2329 km NNE
2m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
2344 km NNE
1m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 357).
11

* 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.