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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
150
100
1600
km/h
30
NNE
15
NE
55
SW
50
WSW
45
W
30
WSW
10
S
15
SW
25
W
35
N
30
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
55
W
30
WNW
55
E
60
ESE
45
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
4
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-14
-20
-25
-23
-19
-18
-17
-12
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-14
-17
-24
-25
-24
-22
-19
-17
-16
-10
-9
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-13
 chill °C
-25
-28
-42
-42
-40
-36
-26
-26
-26
-20
-18
-22
-22
-25
-23
-24
-24
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-22-25-24-21-19-17-14-10-9-10-11-12-11-11-11-13-11-12-17-20-18-20-17-15-14-8-5-7-8-7-8-6-7-10
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
9:36
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:46
—
—
9:51
—
—
9:53
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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Fri night). Mainly near 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
ASCATB173E63S
628 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
659 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
674 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
689 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 52).
- km
ASCATB174E62S
690 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 281).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
694 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 53).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
701 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
731 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATB175E62S
733 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB177E63S
750 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 83).
- 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.