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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1300
250
km/h
65
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
10
NE
30
N
35
N
25
NNW
25
SW
25
W
35
WNW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-18
-21
-22
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-19
-18
-20
-22
-16
-14
min °C
-20
-21
-22
-23
-24
-24
-25
-24
-21
-22
-19
-18
-23
-23
-20
-15
 chill °C
-37
-36
-37
-38
-32
-30
-33
-36
-27
-32
-32
-29
-36
-35
-33
-30
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
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6:45
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—
7:41
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6:37
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6:33
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—
6:28
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Sunset
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7:19
—
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8:22
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7:25
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7:29
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7:31
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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed 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
-19°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.2 km
Mid: overcast
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 240).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
ASCATC129E63S
1650 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATB201E67S
1672 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC129E62S
1673 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB202E67S
1700 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
1703 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 313).
- 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.