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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
50
50
0
km/h
65
SSE
45
S
35
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
E
15
NNW
25
N
45
ENE
55
E
35
SE
5
S
15
NE
10
ENE
25
WNW
30
W
50
W
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
-18
-15
-14
-15
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-15
-7
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-18
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-19
-19
-16
-15
 chill °C
-30
-28
-27
-25
-23
-23
-27
-26
-30
-29
-30
-25
-25
-17
-31
-31
-30
-26
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:16
—
—
10:21
—
—
10:24
—
—
10:29
—
—
10:32
—
—
10:37

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue night, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
2154 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 280).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2201 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
47 minutes ago
No weather report.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
47 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 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.