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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
SE
30
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
65
SE
55
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
 cm 
2
4
3
4
4
 mm 
max°C
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-22
-21
min°C
-15
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-13
-14
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-20
-21
-22
-22
chill°C 
-26
-24
-25
-22
-24
-27
-27
-28
-27
-27
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
100
0
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:52
5:48
5:45
5:41
Sunset
9:51
9:53
9:58
10:01
10:06
10:08

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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
788 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
76
Severe gales from the SW
(76 kph at 230).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-39° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-12° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1344 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 280).
32 km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).

* 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.