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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
SSE
25
SW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
15
NNW
55
WNW
60
SW
30
WSW
65
W
55
WNW
45
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
8
1
1
max °C
-20
-22
-20
-20
-20
-15
-13
-11
-7
-21
-18
-8
-7
-10
-16
-16
-15
-14
min °C
-21
-23
-24
-20
-21
-19
-15
-12
-24
-22
-21
-15
-8
-13
-17
-16
-16
-15
-32
-34
-35
-33
-34
-31
-27
-19
-43
-39
-34
-30
-19
-26
-32
-30
-29
-27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
550
150
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:59
11:02
11:06
11:08
11:11
11:15
Sunset
3:14
3:11
3:07
3:04
3:02
2:57

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

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
-20° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1344 km N
475m alt.
48 minutes ago
5° C
Mist
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
74
Gales from the W
(74 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
48 minutes ago
9° C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
InvercargillAeroAws
2255 km NNE
3m alt.
48 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Clear skies.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
10 km
2255 km NNE
9m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (16 kph from 187 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2260 km SW
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2266 km NNE
131m alt.
48 minutes ago
8° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 290).
PuysegurPointAws
2270 km N
44m alt.
48 minutes ago
10° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).

* 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.