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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
5
S
5
SW
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
ENE
45
ENE
25
NE
0
NNW
5
N
25
NE
50
NNE
40
NNW
40
NNE
50
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
 cm 
3
3
1
5
1
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
min°C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-5
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-7
chill°C 
-12
-8
-11
-18
-16
-16
-15
-11
-7
-4
-8
-10
-10
-10
-14
-10
-9
-15
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
1500
800
650
300
150
200
100
Cloud base (m)
0
150
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-9-8-7-4-4-5-4-20-2-2-4-5-5-6-4-4-3-4-3-3-2-1-2-2-1010-1-1-1-2
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1344 km N
6m alt.
51 minutes ago
7° C
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 310).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
51 minutes ago
11° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
51 minutes ago
12° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).

* 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.