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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
500
450
200
km/h
50
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
40
WSW
35
WNW
20
NW
35
E
45
ESE
45
SE
35
S
40
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
35
SE
45
S
70
SE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
 mm
max °C
-5
-3
-4
-16
-15
-12
-11
-12
-13
-17
-15
-15
-13
-16
-15
-13
min °C
-12
-4
-10
-19
-16
-13
-12
-12
-14
-19
-16
-16
-14
-16
-16
-15
 chill °C
-25
-15
-23
-32
-28
-22
-24
-24
-26
-32
-29
-25
-24
-28
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:43
5:45
5:49
5:52
5:55

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, gales from the SE by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Young Island at the specific elevation of 500 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.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
light snow
Light snow.
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 150).
2.4 km
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
475m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
46 minutes ago
4°C
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
ASCATC124E63S
1886 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
1918 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC122E63S
1935 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
1956 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2026 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 267).
- 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.