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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
40
WNW
45
W
25
WNW
20
N
45
ENE
15
W
25
W
15
E
30
SSE
25
S
35
W
50
W
40
W
25
NNW
35
E
30
SE
50
W
2
1
1
5
2
max °C
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-3
-5
-6
-14
-15
-11
-12
-13
-8
-11
-5
-14
-14
-13
-18
-14
-13
-11
-14
-16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
300
150
250
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-8-8-7-9-10-11-12-12-10-9-9-8-9-10-5-5-4-4-4-3-4-5-6-6-6-6-5-4-3-5-6
Sunrise
7:56
7:58
8:03
8:06
8:08
Sunset
8:43
8:38
8:35
8:30
8:27
8:22

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Sat 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
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-36° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Jang Bogo Station
917 km S
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).

* 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.