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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
550
km/h
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
40
W
20
ENE
45
WSW
50
W
40
W
25
W
45
W
40
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-22
-22
-20
-20
-14
-11
-22
-19
-17
-16
-16
-18
-11
-9
-11
min °C
-23
-23
-22
-24
-22
-17
-16
-23
-21
-18
-16
-19
-22
-14
-12
-15
 chill °C
-35
-35
-34
-39
-37
-30
-30
-40
-37
-32
-26
-33
-37
-22
-25
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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7:31
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7:28
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7:24
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—
7:20
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—
7:16
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Sunset
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—
8:30
—
—
8:34
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8:37
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8:40
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8:44
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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW 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
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-32°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
1344 km N
6m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
2154 km N
240m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
2217 km NNE
52m alt.
38 minutes ago
No weather report.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 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.