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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
50
250
50
200
500
km/h
30
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
NNE
40
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
2
2
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-19
-14
-16
-17
-16
-16
-18
-18
-26
-24
-20
-18
-15
-11
-8
-8
-9
min °C
-20
-20
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-23
-26
-26
-23
-19
-16
-14
-10
-8
-10
 chill °C
-32
-26
-20
-25
-27
-24
-20
-24
-39
-43
-42
-36
-28
-25
-23
-18
-17
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:24
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—
6:20
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
9:29
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:39
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—
9:43
—
—
9:46
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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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 250).
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
No weather report.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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.