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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
km/h
15
SSE
10
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
S
40
SSE
35
SE
50
SE
40
SE
30
E
35
SE
50
ESE
50
E
45
E
50
E
50
E
45
E
25
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-11
min °C
-16
-17
-16
-14
-15
-17
-12
-11
-12
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
 chill °C
-23
-25
-24
-21
-25
-29
-23
-23
-24
-18
-19
-22
-20
-20
-22
-23
-22
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-17-15-14-15-15-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-10-11-11-12-14-15-14-12-11-13-10-10-9-8-8-9-9-8-10-10-10-11
Sunrise
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:22
8:18
8:15
Sunset
5:49
5:52
5:55
5:59
6:01
6:06

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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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Wed night, moderate winds from the ESE by Thu 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
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Clouds developing.
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
ASCATC129E63S
1594 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
1623 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC130E62S
1628 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC129E62S
1668 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC130E61S
1687 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the ENE
(36 kph at 66).
- 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.