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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 12 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
km/h
65
W
75
W
85
WSW
75
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
30
NW
20
SW
40
W
35
WNW
55
NNW
125
W
40
WNW
55
N
35
NW
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7
1
1
9
2
6
8
max °C
-12
-11
-13
-17
-14
-14
-12
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
-4
-7
-8
-7
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-16
-18
-18
-15
-14
-11
-12
-11
-12
-8
-4
-9
-9
-8
-10
-26
-27
-33
-33
-32
-29
-29
-24
-21
-19
-22
-18
-14
-25
-19
-19
-21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
50
250
0
0
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:07
10:11
10:15
10:18
10:22
Sunset
4:06
4:02
3:59
3:56
3:52
3:48

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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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Wed morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
53 minutes ago
6° C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
53 minutes ago
5° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
53 minutes ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
ASCATB214E67S
2251 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 344).
- km
InvercargillAeroAws
2255 km NNE
3m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10 km
Casey
2260 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
44 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2266 km NNE
131m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
-
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 240).

* 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.