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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 01 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
30
W
20
WNW
45
ENE
60
E
55
ESE
35
E
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
45
NE
20
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
30
WNW
30
NNE
90
ENE
40
ENE
25
ENE
 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
1.0
8
1.0
1.0
5
2.0
7
 mm 
max°C
-13
-9
-7
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-7
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-3
-3
-3
min°C
-15
-11
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-6
-5
-8
-7
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
chill°C 
-26
-19
-17
-20
-22
-21
-18
-20
-21
-16
-14
-13
-10
-13
-12
-18
-12
-11
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
250
300
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-12-12-15-17-17-15-14-10-9-11-11-10-11-8-7-9-14-10-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-6-5-7-7-5-5-4-3-4
Sunrise
9:26
9:29
9:33
9:36
9:40
9:42
Sunset
4:46
4:43
4:39
4:36
4:31
4:29

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (111 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
808 km S
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-34° C
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
925 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
Cape Ross
1148 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1283 km S
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Rain
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
ASCATC129E64S
1568 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SE
(44 kph at 128).
- km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 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.