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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
250
400
0
50
150
100
km/h
50
ENE
45
NNE
25
NW
25
SE
35
ESE
60
ESE
75
SSE
70
W
80
W
45
W
50
WNW
40
W
40
SW
45
WSW
55
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
7
12
5
3
1
3
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—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-16
-14
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-16
-15
-23
-24
-21
-20
-18
-11
min °C
-7
-7
-12
-16
-15
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-16
-22
-24
-26
-23
-20
-19
-16
 chill °C
-19
-14
-17
-26
-27
-37
-36
-34
-33
-31
-30
-36
-41
-43
-40
-30
-30
-28
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
6:43
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—
6:39
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:24
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Sunset
—
9:10
—
—
9:15
—
—
9:17
—
—
9:22
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—
9:24
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—
9:29
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
3 hours ago
10°C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 290).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
lightning
1874 km WNW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
2154 km N
240m alt.
3 hours ago
-
70
Gales from the NW
(70 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
No weather report.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.

* 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.