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Young Island Weather Forecast

Transantarctic Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
100
50
km/h
30
WSW
25
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
25
W
50
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
5
SSE
25
E
60
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-13
-16
-17
-15
-12
-9
min °C
-6
-8
-11
-10
-10
-12
-10
-11
-13
-12
-13
-12
-15
-16
-18
-16
-13
-11
 chill °C
-14
-16
-14
-13
-14
-20
-18
-19
-18
-18
-24
-22
-27
-28
-26
-21
-22
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:01
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—
5:56
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:48
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:41
—
—
Sunset
—
9:51
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—
9:53
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—
9:58
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—
—
10:01
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—
10:06
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10:08

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, severe gales from the ESE by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
1286 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (37 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
1295 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
1344 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
1589 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 260).
EnderbyIslandAws
1787 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
2154 km N
240m alt.
1 hour ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
Sails Ashore Lodge
2199 km NNE
25m alt.
56 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
Stewart Island
2200 km NNE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
WilkinsRunwayEast
2201 km SW
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).

* 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.