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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5200
1550
km/h
65
WSW
60
W
15
WNW
10
NW
20
N
45
NNE
20
NW
40
NW
30
NW
35
N
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
6
2
2
2
1
3
1
4
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-9
-9
-5
-5
-9
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-6
-7
-10
-9
-8
-8
-11
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-14
-18
 chill °C
-17
-16
-17
-13
-14
-17
-22
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-26
-25
-24
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:03
9:00
8:56
8:52
8:48
Sunset
5:20
5:22
5:25
5:30
5:32
5:36

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue 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
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
29 minutes ago
No weather report.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° 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.