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Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
40
WNW
60
WSW
45
W
65
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
65
WSW
65
W
60
W
55
W
35
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
1
2
1
3
max °C
-19
-17
-15
-13
-10
-24
-17
-7
-8
-19
-15
-10
-10
-14
-14
-14
-12
min °C
-19
-19
-16
-14
-21
-24
-23
-13
-15
-23
-22
-13
-12
-15
-15
-15
-13
-32
-33
-27
-20
-38
-42
-39
-27
-29
-41
-40
-27
-25
-29
-25
-23
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
350
4700
1600
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:06
11:08
11:11
11:15
11:18
Sunset
3:11
3:07
3:04
3:02
2:57
2:56

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat night, min -24°C on Sat morning). Mainly severe gales.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue 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.
57 minutes ago
-18° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Macquarie Island
1344 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1344 km N
475m alt.
57 minutes ago
6° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
57 minutes ago
9° C
-
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 260).
ASCATB196E64S
1610 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATB197E64S
1621 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the S
(50 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATB198E65S
1654 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 158).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
1664 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB199E65S
1665 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSE
(53 kph at 157).
- 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.