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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
150
50
0
0
50
300
km/h
40
NE
25
NE
55
SW
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
NE
25
NE
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
NNW
45
E
50
ESE
50
SE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
3
—
—
1
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-15
-19
-17
-18
-15
-13
-13
-8
-6
-7
-11
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-11
-12
-19
-19
-18
-19
-17
-14
-15
-10
-7
-11
-11
-10
-11
-7
-7
-10
 chill °C
-22
-24
-34
-33
-31
-30
-21
-18
-21
-19
-15
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-18
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-22-25-23-20-17-16-14-11-10-12-14-14-12-12-11-13-10-10-17-19-18-19-16-14-14-9-7-9-11-10-10-7-7-9
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
9:36
—
—
9:39
—
—
9:43
—
—
9:46
—
—
9:51
—
—
9:53
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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ESE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
ASCATC164E62S
462 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC163E62S
463 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATC162E62S
485 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC161E62S
497 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC160E62S
502 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
502 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
508 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
hy2c163E62S
510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
- km
hy2c162E62S
510 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c161E62S
513 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 282).
- 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.