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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
100
100
km/h
10
NNW
0
WNW
0
W
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SW
35
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
ENE
40
NE
65
E
90
E
80
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
8
3
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-8
-14
-15
-16
-14
-11
-6
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-11
-10
-12
-10
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-15
-15
-17
-15
-12
-9
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-16
-10
-12
-14
-13
-16
-17
-21
-23
-26
-25
-24
-20
-19
-19
-18
-20
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-14-14-15-18-17-16-20-21-20-19-16-13-11-12-12-11-10-12-10-8-10-11-11-10-15-15-17-15-12-8-6-7-8
Sunrise
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:37
—
—
Sunset
—
9:53
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—
9:58
—
—
—
10:01
—
—
10:06
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—
10:08
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10:13

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, stormy winds from the E by Wed 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
SANTA FECITOLA
694 km S
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 87 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1281 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 080 to 150 degs)
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1291 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
1341 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1586 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 280).
SHIP1722
1844 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 260).
SHIP2847
1844 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
47
Strong winds from the W
(47 kph at 260).
- km
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
74
Gales from the NW
(74 kph at 320).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).

* 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.