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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri afternoon).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
200
0
250
500
200
150
0
km/h
50
W
70
W
55
WNW
60
W
70
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNE
30
E
40
ESE
50
SE
55
SE
45
SSE
10
E
20
NW
40
NE
55
ENE
60
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
7
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-22
-24
-22
-22
-23
-20
-18
-16
-21
-22
-31
-32
-31
-23
-28
-27
-29
-30
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
4:48
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—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
4:35
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—
4:31
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—
4:26
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Sunset
—
—
11:01
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—
11:07
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11:10
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11:15
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11:20
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11:24

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
-4°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo Williams
1286 km S
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
49 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
ASCATC127E64S
1689 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the ENE
(12 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
1702 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 81).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1731 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC126E63S
1748 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 73).
- km

* 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.