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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
300
0
km/h
60
W
40
WNW
35
W
45
W
20
WNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
10
WSW
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
35
WNW
45
W
50
W
35
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
4
1
—
3
2
1
—
2
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-5
-7
-8
-3
0
-1
-4
-8
-6
-8
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-12
-9
-8
-8
-9
0
-1
-8
-8
-7
-9
-6
-5
-7
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-26
-21
-18
-18
-18
-8
-9
-18
-18
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-19
-18
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
400
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-10-10-6-4-5-11-13-12-12-11-12-13-13-13-10-11-7-8-8-60-1-6-8-7-9-6-5-7-8-7-9
Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
8:46
—
—
8:51
—
—
8:53
—
—
8:57
—
—
9:00
—
—
9:04
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 120).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB186E64S
1168 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1204 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB186E63S
1223 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB186E62S
1247 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1258 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB187E63S
1268 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATB189E64S
1282 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 215).
- km
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC189E64S
1303 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 213).
- 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.