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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
200
150
100
km/h
15
NNW
30
NNE
0
NE
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
35
N
40
WNW
45
W
50
W
75
W
35
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
3
1
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-13
-15
-20
-24
-24
-19
-19
-18
-12
-9
-8
-9
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-18
-14
-18
-24
-26
-24
-22
-19
-18
-16
-10
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
 chill °C
-26
-25
-29
-42
-43
-40
-35
-25
-27
-26
-20
-20
-21
-23
-25
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
—
9:36
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:46
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—
9:51
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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 -13°C on Sun morning, min -26°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the W by Thu 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
ASCATB162E62S
542 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB161E62S
550 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
558 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB155E63S
571 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 314).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
572 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB162E61S
578 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
583 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB158E62S
592 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB157E62S
597 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 309).
- km
ASCATB156E62S
621 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NW
(51 kph at 311).
- 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.