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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
100
250
50
450
km/h
50
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
5
S
15
WNW
20
NW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
75
W
65
W
40
W
15
NNW
40
ENE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-8
-9
-10
-8
-4
-3
min °C
-2
-5
-6
-6
-8
-6
-6
-6
-4
-5
-7
-8
-9
-11
-9
-6
-5
 chill °C
-11
-13
-15
-12
-14
-8
-13
-13
-13
-15
-19
-21
-22
-22
-15
-15
-12
Freezing level m
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
4:56
—
—
4:52
—
—
4:48
—
—
4:43
—
—
4:39
—
—
Sunset
—
10:50
—
—
10:53
—
—
10:58
—
—
11:01
—
—
11:07
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11:10

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

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
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 080 degs)
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 310).
2154 km N
240m alt.
2 hours ago
-
70
Gales from the NNW
(70 kph at 330).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
52 minutes ago
No weather report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
2240 km NNE
13m alt.
52 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
2246 km N
3m alt.
52 minutes ago
No weather report.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).

* 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.