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– Lat/Long: 66.42° S 162.45° E

Young Island
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
0
250
km/h
15
SSE
40
S
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
ESE
25
SW
35
SSW
55
WSW
30
W
15
NW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
S
15
WSW
30
WNW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
8
1
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-14
-13
-12
-10
-8
-13
-18
-14
-13
-11
-15
-17
-20
-22
-21
-18
-14
min °C
-12
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-16
-19
-18
-13
-12
-18
-18
-22
-25
-22
-20
-16
 chill °C
-19
-26
-21
-24
-20
-19
-28
-32
-31
-24
-21
-31
-31
-36
-40
-31
-32
-27
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-17-16-14-11-13-18-21-16-13-13-20-19-23-26-22-19-13-12-14-14-13-11-9-15-19-16-13-12-17-18-21-24-22-19-15
Sunrise
9:26
9:22
9:18
9:15
9:11
9:07
Sunset
5:02
5:06
5:09
5:13
5:15
5:20

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Young Island Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Young Island is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Young Island Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu 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
ASCATC156E63S
450 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
489 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
492 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
499 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
508 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
510 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC157E62S
526 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
534 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
547 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATC156E62S
557 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 250).
- 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.