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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun night).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
45
NW
30
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
20
WNW
10
NNE
35
ENE
4
4
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-5
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-4
-2
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-14
-13
-15
-14
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-12
-16
-17
-19
-20
-17
-15
-15
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
700
100
200
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-4-5-4-3-4-4-6-7-7-8-8-9-9-9-8-7-2-1-2-2-2-1-2-2-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-3-3
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the E by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
786 km SSE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
Priestley Glacier
806 km S
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
989 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP224
990 km SW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 100).
Cape Ross
1145 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: clear
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
1344 km N
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
8° C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).

* 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.