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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
350
2200
1250
1550
km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
60
W
65
W
55
WNW
60
W
75
W
50
W
25
WNW
40
NNE
25
NNE
10
WNW
20
SE
60
ESE
50
SE
25
SE
35
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
1
—
2
1
—
—
—
4
11
1
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-12
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-17
-18
-18
-17
 chill °C
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
-19
-20
-19
-16
-25
-31
-32
-29
-27
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
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
—
—
4:31
—
—
Sunset
—
10:58
—
—
11:01
—
—
11:07
—
—
11:10
—
—
11:15
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—
11:20

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB192E65S
1384 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB193E65S
1420 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB192E64S
1430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the W
(45 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
1443 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB193E64S
1477 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
1483 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB191E62S
1503 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 270).
- 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.