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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 26 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
km/h
45
W
35
WSW
10
E
25
SSE
25
SW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
55
WNW
80
WSW
45
WSW
70
W
70
W
65
W
55
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
7
3
2
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-18
-21
-20
-20
-21
-18
-15
-11
-6
-22
-18
-7
-11
-18
-15
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-20
-23
-23
-20
-22
-21
-16
-13
-19
-22
-21
-14
-16
-19
-17
-30
-27
-28
-32
-34
-35
-33
-34
-34
-25
-21
-37
-41
-36
-29
-32
-36
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
150
1100
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:55
10:59
11:02
11:06
11:08
11:11
Sunset
3:17
3:14
3:11
3:07
3:04
3:02

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Dumont Durville
992 km SW
111m alt.
41 minutes ago
-12° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
1344 km N
475m alt.
41 minutes ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 280).
35 km
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
41 minutes ago
7° C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
41 minutes ago
8° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 250).
InvercargillAeroAws
2255 km NNE
3m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
10 km
2255 km NNE
9m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 156).
18
Nugget Point Automatic Weather Station
2266 km NNE
131m alt.
41 minutes ago
9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
PuysegurPointAws
2270 km N
44m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
DunedinAeroAws
2328 km NNE
2m alt.
41 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Clear skies.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
10 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.