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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
E
55
NE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
40
E
35
ESE
15
NNE
30
NE
25
E
20
SE
15
S
 cm 
2
2
5
1
1
1
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
1
1
1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
min°C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
1
1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
chill°C 
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-4
-6
-8
-10
-8
-10
-11
-8
-11
-11
-9
-8
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
1800
1200
1050
450
150
50
0
50
0
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Phillips
788 km SSE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 130).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1344 km N
6m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
12° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).

* 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.