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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the E by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
100
400
100
150
0
250
1250
km/h
20
WSW
10
W
10
NE
30
NNE
20
N
45
ENE
65
E
45
SE
25
SSE
10
N
25
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
NNW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-21
-17
-10
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-17
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-21
-21
-14
-10
-7
-10
 chill °C
-26
-19
-19
-31
-27
-28
-31
-31
-29
-23
-28
-32
-36
-36
-26
-19
-16
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-19-19-17-16-16-17-17-17-17-18-21-19-12-9-7-9-13-12-14-13-12-12-12-12-13-13-11-13-16-13-10-6-4-5
Sunrise
5:28
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:07
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37
—
—
10:40

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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 Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, gales from the E by Sun morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Wed 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
4 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Snow
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
4 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
ASCATC125E63S
1780 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 13).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
ASCATC124E64S
1817 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 17).
- km
ASCATC124E63S
1826 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 16).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1849 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NNE
(38 kph at 14).
- 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.