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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1150
100
0
600
5200
100
km/h
30
WNW
35
WSW
50
W
70
W
65
W
55
W
45
W
55
WNW
60
W
45
W
45
W
15
W
65
ENE
55
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNW
20
NNW
35
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
13
14
7
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-11
-10
-11
-13
-13
-13
-12
-10
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-13
-15
-15
min °C
-15
-12
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-13
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-9
-14
-15
-16
 chill °C
-26
-23
-22
-26
-27
-27
-26
-25
-27
-20
-19
-16
-19
-16
-18
-25
-24
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-11-12-13-13-13-12-12-9-8-7-6-6-8-14-15-16-10-8-8-7-6-9-9-6-9-7-7-9-6-3-4-11-12-14
Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
8:57
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:07
—
—
9:10
—
—
9:15
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
ASCATC131E63S
1525 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the N
(50 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
1568 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC131E62S
1575 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NNW
(59 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1599 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC130E62S
1615 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the NNW
(62 kph at 341).
- km
ASCATC131E61S
1633 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the NNW
(66 kph at 328).
- km
ASCATC132E61S
1642 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the NW
(69 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
1649 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the N
(39 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATC129E62S
1661 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNW
(50 kph at 331).
- 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.